Job 4:12-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹² “I was told something secretly
and heard something whispered in my ear.
¹³ With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people,
¹⁴ fear and trembling came over me,
and all my bones shook.
¹⁵ A spirit passed in front of me.
It made my hair stand on end.
¹⁶ Something stood there.
I couldn’t tell what it was.
A vague image was in front of my eyes.
I heard a soft voice:
¹⁷ ‘Can ⌞any⌟ mortal be righteous to God?
Can ⌞any⌟ human being be pure to his maker?’