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Job 40:8

Job 40:8 (WEB)

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

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Athanasius of Alexandria

  • “…those who are proved, as was said respecting Job; ‘Thinkest thou that I was revealed to thee for any other cause, than that thou shouldest be seen righteous?’ or that, when men come to a sense of their deeds, they may be able to know of what manner they are, and so may either repent of their wickedness, or abide…” — editor's note: Job xl. 8, 9, (3, 4, LXX.).

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Jerome

  • “If Job had not fought the battle and won the victory, he would never have received the crown of righteousness, or have heard the Lord say: “Thinkest thou that I have spoken unto thee for aught else than this, that thou mightest appear righteous.”” — editor's note: Job xl. 8, LXX.

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