17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?

Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?

17 ‘Can mortal man be in the right before God?

Can a man be pure before his Maker?

17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

17 ‘Can a mortal be innocent before God?

Can anyone be pure before the Creator?’

17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?

Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

17 It said, ‘Can a human be more right than God?

Can a person be pure before his maker?

17 Shall mortal man be more just than God?

Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

17 Shall mortal man be more just than †God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?

17 ‘Can ⸤any⸥ mortal be righteous to God? 

Can ⸤any⸥ human being be pure to his maker?’ 

17 “Can a person be more righteous than God,

or a man more pure than his Maker?”

17 ‘Can mortals be righteous before God?

Can human beings be pure before their Maker?

17 ‘Can a human being be more righteous than God,

or can a man be more pure than his Maker?

17 It said, ‘Can a human being be more right than God?

Can a mere man be more pure than the One who made him?