"Farbe it from me that I should declareyou right;TillI dieI will not putawaymy integrityfrom me.
"ThoughHe slayme, I will hopein Him. NeverthelessI will arguemy waysbeforeHim.
"Nevertheless the righteouswill holdto his way,And he who has cleanhandswill growstrongerand stronger.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"Have you consideredMy servantJob?For thereis noonelikehim on the earth,a blamelessand uprightmanfearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.And he stillholdsfasthis integrity,although you incitedMe against him to ruinhim withoutcause."
Then his wifesaidto him, "Do you stillholdfastyour integrity?CurseGodand die!"
"I puton righteousness,and it clothedme; My justicewas like a robeand a turban.
Let Him weighme with accuratescales,And let Godknowmy integrity.
"Ifmy stephas turnedfrom the way,Or my heartfollowedmy eyes,Or if any spothas stuckto my hands,
Then thesethreemenceasedansweringJob,becausehe was righteousin his own eyes.
But the angerof Elihuthe sonof Barachelthe Buzite,of the familyof Ramburned;against Jobhis angerburnedbecausehe justifiedhimselfbeforeGod.
And his angerburnedagainst his threefriendsbecausethey had foundnoanswer,and yet had condemnedJob.
I am pure,withouttransgression;I am innocentand there is noguiltin me.
It cameabout afterthe LORDhad spokenthesewordsto Job,that the LORDsaidto Eliphazthe Temanite,"My wrathis kindledagainst you and against your twofriends,becauseyou have not spokenof Me what is rightas My servantJobhas.
"Desistnow,let there be noinjustice;Even desist,my righteousnessis yetin it.
He who justifiesthe wickedand he who condemnsthe righteous,Bothof them alikeare an abominationto the LORD.
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
But whenCephascameto Antioch,I opposedhim to his face,becausehe stood condemned.
"Ifthere is a disputebetweenmenand they goto court,and the judgesdecidetheir case, and they justifythe righteousand condemnthe wicked,
