He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

He prepareth -- and the righteous putteth it on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

And these three men cease from answering Job, for he is righteous in his own eyes,

Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

A laughter to his friend I am: 'He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter is the perfect righteous one.

Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.

What is man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Can one who hates justice really govern? And if God is righteous and mighty, can you condemn him?

"Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, "I'm more righteous than God?'

If you are pure and upright,
Surely now He would rouse Himself for you
And restore your righteous estate.

“Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.

‘If I am wicked, woe to me!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.