Holy Scripture

Job 21:33

A church father on this verse
“Ver. 33. He was sweet to the pebbles of Cocytus. 71. 'Cocytus' in the Greek tongue is the term for 'lamentation,' which is used to be taken for the lamentation of women, or any persons going weakly. Now the wise of this world being shut out from the light of truth, endeavoured by making search to hold a kind of shadow…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XV

Source: Septuagint

Original

33The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, And every man shall depart after him, And there are innumerable ones before him.

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In context

31Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done it? Who shall recompense him?

32And he has been led away to the tombs, And he has watched over the heaps.

— Job 21:33 —

34How then do ye comfort me in vain? Whereas I have no rest from your molestation.

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