'Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

"Truly I know [it is] so, But how can a man be righteous before God?

[Does it] seem 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 cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. If I cry aloud, [there is] no justice.

"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;

Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

Should one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn [Him who is] most just?

Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they [are] all the work of His hands.

"Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

"Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

[He is] the Rock, His work [is] perfect; For all His ways [are] justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright [is] He.

"Now therefore, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take care and do [it,] for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes."

" Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?

" Yet the children of your people say, 'The way of the LORD is not fair.' But it is their way which is not fair!

"Yet you say, 'The way of the LORD is not fair.' O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways."

Righteousness and justice [are] the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

"Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice.

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: "That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged."

Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?

Who [is] the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?'

Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

" Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God [to do] wickedness, And [from] the Almighty to [commit] iniquity.

Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

Surely God will not listen to empty [talk,] Nor will the Almighty regard it.

"Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct [Him?] He who rebukes God, let him answer it."

The King's strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous [are] Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true [are] Your ways, O King of the saints!

And I heard another from the altar saying, "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] Your judgments."