894 B
894 B
Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
The implicit answer to this question is, "No one can say that." This rhetorical question can be written as a statement. AT: "No one can say that his heart is clean and that he is free from sin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
my heart
Here a person's "heart" refers to his thoughts and desires. AT: "my thoughts" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
clean
A person who God considers spiritually acceptable is spoken of as if the person where physically clean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I am clean from my sin
"I am without sin" or "I have not sinned"