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 |