¹⁴ even if these three men^(A)—Noah,^(B) Daniel,^(C) and Job^(D)—were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

²⁰ even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“they could not deliver their son or daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.

¹¹ See, we count as blessed those who have endured.^[a] You have heard of Job’s endurance^(A) and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.^(B)