Surely then you will delight yourself ¹  in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God.

How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? ¹ 

I will teach you ¹  about the power ²  of God; What is on the Almighty’s mind ³  I will not conceal.

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, ¹  the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; ¹  when he intervenes, ²  how will I respond to him?

I will not show partiality to anyone, ¹  nor will I confer a title ²  on any man.

He entreats God, and God ¹  delights in him, he sees God’s face ²  with rejoicing, and God ³  restores to him his righteousness. ⁴ 

“Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings ²  with a person,

Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

Be careful that ¹  no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe ²  turn you aside.

“Yes, God is great – beyond our knowledge! ¹  The number of his years is unsearchable.

If the river rages, ¹  it is not disturbed, it is secure, ²  though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth.

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right then, ¹  everything he has is ²  in your power. ³  Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!” ⁴  So Satan went out ⁵  from the presence of the Lord. ⁶ 

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly ¹  to his integrity, ²  so that ³  you stirred me up to destroy him ⁴  without reason.” ⁵ 

After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he ¹  said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My anger is stirred up ²  against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, ³  as my servant Job has.

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” ¹  And Satan answered the Lord, ²  “From roving about ³  on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.” ⁴ 

And the Lord said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, ¹  “From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.” ² 

So the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered ¹  my servant Job? There ²  is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away ³  from evil.”

So now take ¹  seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede ²  for you, and I will respect him, ³  so that I do not deal with you ⁴  according to your folly, ⁵  because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.” ⁶