# What is man ... What is he who is born

These two questions are used together to emphasize that a man cannot be perfect.

# What is man that he should be clean?

"A man, he cannot be completely clean."

# clean

A person who God considers spiritually acceptable is spoken of as if the person were physically clean.

# What is he who is born of a woman that he should be righteous?

"A man who is born from a woman cannot be completely righteous."