Let me be weighed in an even balance
Or "in balances of righteousness" F26, even in the balance or
strict justice, the justice of God; he was so conscious to
himself that he had done no injustice to any man in his dealings
with them, that, if weight of righteousness, which was to be, and
was the rule of his conduct between man and man, was put into one
scale, and his actions into another, the balance would be even,
there would be nothing wanting, or, however, that would require
any severe censure:
that God may know mine integrity;
God did knew his integrity, and bore a testimony to it, and to
his retaining it, ( Job 2:3 ) ; but his meaning
is, that should God strictly inquire into his life and conduct
with respect to his dealings with men, as it would appear that he
had lived in all good conscience to that day, so he doubted not
but he would find his integrity such, that he would own and
acknowledge it, approve of it, and commend it, and make it known
to his friends and others, whereby he would be cleared of all
those calumnies that were cast upon him. Some connect these words
with the following, reading them affirmatively, "God knows mine
integrity"; he knows that my step has not turned out of the way
of truth and righteousness; that my heart has not walked after
mine eye, in lustful thoughts and desires; and that there is no
spoil, nor rapine, nor violence in my hand, that I should deserve
such a punishment as to sow, and another eat: thus Sephorno.