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‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?
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Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
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“I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered— a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
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“What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?
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Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
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The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.
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what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
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I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
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On my right the tribe attacks; they lay snares for my feet, they build their siege ramps against me.
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Elihu
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
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“But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
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And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
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Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
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Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’
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“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’
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If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
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Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
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He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
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He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
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The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
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Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
