“He means either, "Can you do anything similar?" or "You are a humble creature in the universe, and consequently you can do nothing; and you are as far from God as 'heaven is removed from earth.' "”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 11:8A
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8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
— Job 11:8 —
9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?