“I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore Thou so judgest me. Whereas he declares himself a sinner 'in the bitterness of his soul,' what else does he say to God, but that he may not be condemned, in that the bitterness of his present penance does away with the pains of ensuing wrath? Now God judgeth ma…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book IX
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2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
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1My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
— Job 10:2 —
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?