Holy Scripture
Job 13:8
A church father on this verse
“"If he follows your traces," Job says. Therefore you, who speak so now would have not spoken so, if you were directly involved in the case that is judged. That is, if you were in my place and God were judging your matters with severity, you would have not judged my words as you do now. Or, to say things in a different…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8Or will ye draw back? Nay, do ye yourselves be judges.
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In context
6But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, And attend to the judgment of my lips.
7Do ye not speak before the Lord, And utter deceit before him?
— Job 13:8 —
9For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: For though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him,
10He will not reprove you at all the less: But if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,