A righteousmanwho walksin his integrity--How blessedare his sonsafterhim.
"I will establishMy covenantbetweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generationsfor an everlastingcovenant,to be Godto you and to your descendantsafteryou.
There was a manin the landof Uzwhose namewas Job;and that manwas blameless,upright,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.
His descendantswill be mightyon earth;The generationof the uprightwill be blessed.
He who walkswith integrity,and worksrighteousness,And speakstruthin his heart.
Vindicateme, O LORD,for I have walkedin my integrity,And I have trustedin the LORDwithoutwavering.
But as for me, I shall walkin my integrity;Redeemme, and be graciousto me.
Alldaylong he is graciousand lends,And his descendantsare a blessing.
A goodmanleavesan inheritanceto his children'schildren,And the wealthof the sinneris storedup for the righteous.
He who walksin his uprightnessfearsthe LORD,But he who is deviousin his waysdespisesHim.
In the fearof the LORDthere is strongconfidence,And his childrenwill haverefuge.
Betteris a poorman who walksin his integrityThanhe whois perversein speechand is a fool.
He who walksrighteouslyand speakswith sincerity,He who rejectsunjustgainAnd shakeshis handssothat they holdnobribe;He who stopshis earsfrom hearingabout bloodshedAnd shutshis eyesfrom lookingupon evil;
and I will givethem oneheartand oneway,that they may fearMe always,for their own goodand for [the good of] their childrenafterthem.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
"For the promiseis for you and your childrenand for allwhoare far off,as manyas the Lordour Godwill callto Himself."
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.
