“Also thou shalt lie down, and there shall be none to make thee afraid. Whosoever seeks present glory doubtless dreads contempt. He, who is ever agape after gain, is ever surely in fear of loss. For that object, the receiving of which is medicine to him, the loss thereof is his wounding, and as he is rivetted under fet…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book X
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19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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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.
— Job 11:19 —
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.