Job 35:2

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

“Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

‘I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.

“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.”

Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.

Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”

“The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows; and Israel shall know: if it was in rebellion, or if in trespass against Yahweh (don’t save us today),

David said to him, “Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’ ”

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

Let still be my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs at me like a giant.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?—

to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would like to reason the cause with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

“Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, ‘When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.’ ”

Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.

You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.

Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still will not lift up my head, being filled with disgrace, and conscious of my affliction.

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Go to them of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says,’ whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse.

Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,

I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”

Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed Yahweh’s voice, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Although you know that I am not wicked, there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.

For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’

Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

You lift me up to the wind, and drive me with it. You dissolve me in the storm.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

“Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.

For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.

Yahweh, you know. Remember me, visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors. You are patient, so don’t take me away. Know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.

Servants rule over us. There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.

“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?

“ ‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.

I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?

“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.

Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.