“Let us admit, he says, that I am iniquitous and impious; but I gain no profit from these remarks and know that you will mock me; therefore, I do not yield.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 21:3-6
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3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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In context
1But Job answered and said,
2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
— Job 21:3 —
4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.