14 "Can human beings really be pure? Can mere men really be right with God?
15 God doesn't trust his holy angels. Even the heavens aren't pure in his sight.
16 So he'll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are evil and sinful. They drink up evil as if it were water.
17 "Listen to me. I'll explain things to you. Let me tell you what I've seen.
18 I'll tell you what those who are wise have said. They don't hide anything they've received from their people of long ago.
19 The land was given only to those people. Their wisdom didn't come from outsiders. And here's what those who are wise have said.
20 Sinful people always suffer pain. Mean people suffer all their lives.