That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,
And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.

His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways,
And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

“My days are past, my plans are torn apart,
Even the wishes of my heart.

All memory of him perishes from the earth;
he has no name anywhere.

And, though, after my skin is struck off, this followeth , yet, apart from my flesh, shall I see GOD:

“His ox mates without fail;
His cow calves and does not abort.

“Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?

The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

Indeed, that [is] a fire that will consume up to Abaddon, and it would uproot all my crop.

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes [and could not be persuaded otherwise by them].

My words come from my upright heart,
and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],

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

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

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

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

“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];
But with kings upon the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

At the breath of God, the frost cometh, and the waters are shed abroad.

Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:

Where then is the way the lightning is parted? The east wind spreadeth itself abroad over the earth.

when dust dries into a mass and then breaks apart into clods?

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they can't be pulled apart.

Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

"Let's break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us."

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Or else he will tear me apart like a lion, ripping to pieces, with none [to] deliver.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

There they tremble with great fear,
For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."

Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence;
May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

{He is like} a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

For who [is] God apart from Yahweh, and who [is] a rock except our God?

the God who clothes me with strength, and who makes my way upright;

I will beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I will cast them out as the clay in the streets. {TYNDALE: And I will beat them as small as the dust of the earth, and will stamp them as the dirt of the street, and will spread them abroad.}

The precepts of Jehovah are upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes,

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

I am poured out like water, and all My bones are spread apart; My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My bowels.

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance, - They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

For upright is the word of Jehovah, And all His work is in faithfulness.

The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

I saw the unjust one making afraid, and spreading abroad as a green native tree.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

My lovers and my friends stand apart from my plague; and my neighbors stand far off.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.

Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever,
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear [you] apart, and there [will be] none to deliver.

Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you: strong in his wealth.

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

They run and prepare themselves apart from my fault: awake to help me, and behold.