I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.

They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food.

Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:

Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.

Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.

See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

And he has made his resting-place in the towns which have been pulled down, in houses where no man had a right to be, whose fate was to become masses of broken walls.

My face is red with weeping, and my eyes are becoming dark;

His armies come on together, they make their road high against me, and put up their tents round mine.

If you say, How cruel we will be to him! because the root of sin is clearly in him:

Their houses are free from fear, and the rod of God does not come on them.

Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.

My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.

Do you make Mazzaroth come out in its right time, or are the Bear and its children guided by you?

Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?

Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

And it came about, after he had said these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, I am very angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.

And now, take seven oxen and seven sheep, and go to my servant Job, and give a burned offering for yourselves, and my servant Job will make prayer for you, that I may not send punishment on you; because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.