Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?