“Thou shalt also forget thy misery, and no more remember it, as waters that pass away. The mind feels the ills of the present life the more severely, in proportion as it neglects to take account of the good that comes after; and as it will not consider the rewards that are in store, it reckons all to be grievous that i…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book X
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16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
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14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
— Job 11:16 —
17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.