Job 4:17 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Can mortal man be just before God, or be more right than He is? Can a man be pure before his Maker, or be more cleansed than He is? [I John 1:7; Rev. 1:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

“Can a human be more righteous than God, a person purer than their maker?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Should man be justified in relation to God, or will a man be more pure than his Maker?