¹⁷ ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?^(A)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?^(B)

² “Indeed, I know that this is true.
    But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?^(A)

⁴ How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?^(A)

³ If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?^(A)

²⁰ Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,^(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.^(B)

“There is no one righteous, not even one;