20 Behold, (A)God will not [a]cast away the blameless,
Nor will He uphold the evildoers.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:20 reject

20 “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(A)
    or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(B)

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He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the (A)oppressed.

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He does not keep the wicked alive(A)
    but gives the afflicted their rights.(B)

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(A)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But (B)they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

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He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(A)
    he enthrones them with kings(B)
    and exalts them forever.(C)

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25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.

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25 I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(A)
    or their children begging(B) bread.

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