'Can a human being be more righteous than God, or can a man be more pure than his Maker?

If you [are] pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.

whom I cannot answer, even though I am righteous? From my judge I must implore grace.

Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; [even though] I [am] blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.

[Is] it a pleasure to Shaddai if you are righteous, or a gain if you make your ways blameless?

[The] righteous see, and they rejoice, but [the] innocent [one] mocks at them.

"Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?

If I am guilty, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head; [I am] filled [with] shame, and [just] look [at] my misery!

I am a laughingstock to my friends: '[He] calls on God, and he answers him.' A righteous, blameless man [is] a laughingstock.

"What [is] a human being, that he can be clean, or that [one] born of a woman can be righteous?

But [the] righteous holds on to his way, and {he who has clean hands} increases in strength.

Shall [he who] hates justice really govern? Or will you declare [the] Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?--

If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?

He does not withdraw his eyes from [the] righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

"Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

he makes [it] ready, and [the] righteous will wear [it], and [the] innocent will divide [the] silver.

Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he [was] righteous in his [own] eyes.

for Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.