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14 “Whata is man, that he could be pure?
And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous? 
15 aIf God puts no trust in His saints,
And the heavens are not pure in His sight, 
16 aHow much less man, who is abominable and filthy,
bWho drinks iniquity like water! 
17 “I will tell you, hear me;
What I have seen I will declare,
18 What wise men have told,
Not hiding anything received afrom their fathers, 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Job 15:16

How much more abominable and filthy is man - As in the preceding verse it is said, he putteth no trust in his saints, it has appeared both to translators and commentators that the original words, aph ki , should be rendered how much Less, not how much More: How much less would he put confidence in man, who is filthy and abominable in his natures and profligate in his practice, as he drinks down iniquity like water? A man who is under the power of sinful propensities commits sin as greedily as the thirsty man or camel drinks down water. He thinks he can never have enough. This is a finished character of a Bad man; he hungers and thirsts after Sin: on the contrary, the Good man hungers and thirsts after Righteousness.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Job 15:16:

Job 25:1
Job 25:5
Job 34:7

 

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