Holy Scripture

Job 10:14

A church father on this verse
“If I have sinned, and Thou sparedst me at the hour, wherefore dost Thou not let me be clean from mine iniquity? The Lord 'spareth sin at the hour,' when the moment that we yield tears, He does away with the guilt of sin. But He doth not 'let us be clean from our iniquity,' in that of free will indeed we committed the…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book IX

Source: Septuagint

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14And if I should sin, thou watchest me; And thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.

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12And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, And thy oversight has preserved my spirit.

13Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; For nothing is impossible with thee.

— Job 10:14 —

15Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: And if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, For I am full of dishonor.

16For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; For again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;

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