Job 4:17
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17–21“ ‘How can mere mortals be more righteous than God?
How can humans be purer than their Creator?
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
‘Can mortal man be in the right before God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Can a mortal be righteous before God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?”
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NLTNew Living Translation
‘Can a mortal be innocent before God?
Can anyone be pure before the Creator?’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
‘Can a human being be more righteous than God,
or can a man be more pure than his Maker?
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KJV 1900King James Version
Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Shall a man be more pure than his maker?
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