15 If God places no trust in his holy ones,

if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,

who drink up evil like water!

15 Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones,

and the heavens are not pure in his sight;

16 how much less one who is abominable and corrupt,

a man who drinks injustice like water!

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints;

Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

16 How much more abominable and filthy

Is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

15 Look, God does not even trust the angels.

Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.

16 How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person

with a thirst for wickedness!

15 God places no trust in his holy ones,

and even the heavens are not pure in his eyes.

16 How much less pure is one who is terrible and rotten

and drinks up evil as if it were water!

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones;

Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

16 How much less one that is abominable and corrupt,

A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight: 16 How much less the abominable and corrupt, —man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!

15 If God doesn’t trust his holy ones, 

and the heavens are not pure in his sight, 

16 how much less will he trust the one who is disgusting and corrupt, 

the one who drinks wickedness like water. 

15 If God puts no trust in His holy ones

and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

16 how much less one who is revolting and corrupt,

who drinks injustice like water?

15 God puts no trust even in his holy ones,

and the heavens are not clean in his sight;

16 how much less one who is abominable and corrupt,

one who drinks iniquity like water!

15 Look, he does not trust his holy ones,

and the heavens are not clean in his eyes.

16 How much less he who is abominable and corrupt,

a man drinking wickedness like water.

15 God doesn’t trust his holy angels.

Even the heavens aren’t pure in his sight.

16 So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings.

After all, they are evil and sinful.

They drink up evil as if it were water.

15 “Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones,

And the heavens are not pure in His sight;

16 How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,

Man, who drinks iniquity like water!