"In truthI knowthat this is so;But howcan a manbe in the rightbeforeGod?
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto the landof the enemy,faroff ornear;
"O LORDGodof Israel,You are righteous,for we have been leftan escapedremnant,as [it is] thisday;behold,we are beforeYou in our guilt,for noonecan standbeforeYou becauseof this."
"Howthen can a manbe justwith God?Or howcan he be cleanwho is bornof woman?
"Ifeventhe moonhasnobrightnessAnd the starsare not purein His sight,
But the angerof Elihuthe sonof Barachelthe Buzite,of the familyof Ramburned;against Jobhis angerburnedbecausehe justifiedhimselfbeforeGod.
I am pure,withouttransgression;I am innocentand there is noguiltin me.
"For Jobhas said,I am righteous,But Godhas takenawaymy right;
Can mankindbe justbeforeGod?Can a manbe purebeforehis Maker?
Then Jobanswered,
IfYou, LORD,should markiniquities,O Lord,whocould stand?
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
