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What is man ... What is he who is born
These two questions are basically the same and are used together to emphasize that a man cannot be perfect. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
What is man that he should be clean?
This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that a man cannot be completely "clean." This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "A man, he cannot be completely clean." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
clean
A person who God considers spiritually acceptable is spoken of as if the person were physically clean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
What is he who is born of a woman that he should be righteous?
This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that a man cannot be completely "righteous." This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "A man who is born from a woman cannot be completely righteous." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)