Job 4:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

Young's Literal Translation
‘Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

King James Bible
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Hebrew
‘Can a [mortal]
הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ (ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

be more righteous
יִצְדָּ֑ק (yiṣ·dāq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous

than God,
מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ (mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 433: God -- a deity, the Deity

or
אִ֥ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a man
גָּֽבֶר׃ (gā·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply

more pure
יִטְהַר־ (yiṭ·har-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure

than his Maker?
מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ (mê·‘ō·śê·hū)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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