then let God weigh me on honest scales. Then he will know I have done nothing wrong.
But God knows the way that I take, and when he has tested me, I will come out like gold.
These three men stopped trying to answer Job, because he was so sure he was right.
“I wish my suffering could be weighed and my misery put on scales.
My sadness would be heavier than the sand of the seas. No wonder my words seem careless.
This is because the Lord takes care of his people, but the wicked will be destroyed.
God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Lord, defend me because I have lived an innocent life. I have trusted the Lord and never doubted.
The Lord wants honest balances and scales; all the weights are his work.
You may believe you are doing right, but the Lord judges your reasons.
The path of life is level for those who are right with God; Lord, you make the way of life smooth for those people.
Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough.
Can I forgive people who cheat others with wrong weights and scales?
Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’
But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”
“The Lord is God of gods! The Lord is God of gods! God knows, and we want you to know also. If we have done something wrong, you may kill us.
“Don’t continue bragging, don’t speak proud words. The Lord is a God who knows everything, and he judges what people do.