The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
Job 8:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore to you your rightful place. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thou wert pure and upright; Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then, if you are pure and upright, surely He will bestir Himself for you and make your righteous dwelling prosperous again. American Standard Version (1901) If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Common English Bible If you are pure and do the right thing, then surely he will become active on your behalf and reward your innocent dwelling. Catholic Public Domain Version If you approach with purity and honesty, he will quickly be attentive to you, and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou wilt walk clean and upright: he will presently awake onto thee, and will make the dwelling of thy justice peaceable. |
The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness reside in your tents.
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
You shall know that your tent is safe; you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless;
Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Awake, do not cast us off forever!
Rise up, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake, O my God; you have appointed a judgment.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago! Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,