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Job 27:5

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It’s unthinkable for me to admit that you are right. Until I breathe my last breath, I will never give up my claim of integrity.

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If God would kill me, I would have no hope ⌞left⌟. Nevertheless, I will defend my behavior to his face.

Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

The Lord asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil. And he still holds on to his principles. You’re trying to provoke me into ruining him for no reason.”

His wife asked him, “Are you still holding on to your principles? Curse God and die!”

I put on righteousness, and it was my clothing. I practiced justice, and it was my robe and my turban.

⌞then⌟ let God weigh me on honest scales, and he will know I have integrity.

“If my steps have left the ⌞proper⌟ path, or my heart has followed ⌞the desire of⌟ my eyes, or my hands are stained ⌞with sin⌟,

These three men stopped answering Job because Job thought he was righteous.

Then Elihu, son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz from the family of Ram, became very angry with Job because Job thought he was more righteous than God.

Elihu was also very angry with Job’s three friends because they had found no answer. They made it look as if God were wrong.

⌞You said,⌟ ‘I’m pure—without any rebellious acts ⌞against God⌟. I’m clean; I have no sin.

After the Lord had said those things to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz from Teman, “I’m very angry with you and your two friends because you didn’t speak what is right about me as my servant Job has done.

Please change your mind. Don’t permit any injustice. Change your mind because I am still right about this!

Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the Lord.

We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness  and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.

When Cephas came to Antioch, I had to openly oppose him because he was completely wrong.

This is what you must do whenever ⌞two⌟ people have a disagreement that is brought into court. The judges will hear the case and decide who’s right and who’s wrong.




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