There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

So the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil."

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason."

"Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?

if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.

For you have said, 'My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.'

What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure?

If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,

The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold.

"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'

I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.