New International Reader's Version

Job 4:16-21 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

16. Then the spirit stopped. But I couldn't tell what it was. Something stood there in front of me. I heard a soft voice.

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?

18. God doesn't trust those who serve him. He even brings charges against his angels.

19. So he'll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.

20. Between sunrise and sunset they are broken to pieces. Nobody even notices. They disappear forever.

21. Like a tent that falls down, they get weak. They die because they didn't follow God's wisdom.' "