14 “What^a 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, ‡

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, ‡