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Job 4:17 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Shall [mortal] man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
World English Bible (WEB)
'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
| Shall mortal man | הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ | haʾĕnôš | HA-ay-nohsh |
| be more just | מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ | mēʾĕlôah | may-ay-LOH-ah |
| than God? | יִצְדָּ֑ק | yiṣdāq | yeets-DAHK |
| man a shall | אִ֥ם | ʾim | eem |
| be more pure | מֵֽ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ | mēʿōśēhû | MAY-oh-SAY-hoo |
| than his maker? | יִטְהַר | yiṭhar | yeet-HAHR |
| גָּֽבֶר׃ | gāber | ɡA-ver |