First, in verse 4, Job asks, "Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!?" Job’s question comes from a heart that recognizes it cannot possibly please God or become justified in His sight. God is holy; we are not. Therefore, a great gulf exists between man and God, caused by sin.
Kwanza, katika mstari wa 4, Ayubu anauliza "Nani anaweza kuleta kile ambacho ni safi kutoka kwa kisichokuwa safi? Hakuna mtu!?" Swali la Ayubu linatoka kwa moyo ambao unatambua kuwa hauwezi kumpendeza Mungu au uwezi kuhesabiwa haki mbele zake. Mungu ni mtakatifu; ila sisi si watakatifu.