"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto the landof the enemy,faroff ornear;
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto a landfaroff ornear,
"Man,who is bornof woman,Is short-livedand fullof turmoil.
"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
That you should turnyour spiritagainstGodAnd allow [such] wordsto goout of your mouth?
"In truthI knowthat this is so;But howcan a manbe in the rightbeforeGod?
The LORDhas lookeddownfrom heavenupon the sonsof menTo seeif thereare anywho understand,Who seekafter God.
They have allturnedaside,togetherthey have becomecorrupt;Thereis noonewho doesgood,not evenone.
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
Behold,I was broughtforthin iniquity,And in sinmy motherconceivedme.
Whocan say,"I have cleansedmy heart,I am purefrom my sin"?
Indeed,thereis not a righteousmanon earthwho[continually] doesgoodand who neversins.
"Behold,I have foundonlythis,that Godmademenupright,but they have soughtout manydevices."
"That which is bornof the fleshis flesh,and that which is bornof the Spiritis spirit.
For I knowthat nothinggooddwellsin me, that is, in my flesh;for the willingis presentin me, but the doingof the good[is] not.
But the Scripturehas shutup everyoneundersin,sothat the promiseby faithin JesusChristmight be givento thosewho believe.
