Holy Scripture

Job 13:28

A church father on this verse
“Who am as a rotten thing to be consumed, and as a garment that is moth eaten. For as a garment is eaten by the moth sprung out of itself, so man containeth rottenness in himself, whereby he consumeth, and that which he is, is that whereby he consumeth that he should not be. Which may be taken in another sense also, if…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XI

Source: Septuagint

Original

28I am as that which waxes old like a bottle, Or like a moth-eaten garment.

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In context

26For thou hast written evil things against me, And thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.

27And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; And thou hast watched all my works, And hast penetrated to my heels.

— Job 13:28 —

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