Holy Scripture

Job 22:19

A church father on this verse
“The righteous shall see it and be glad; and the innocent one shall laugh them to scorn. The righteous when they see the unrighteous erring here cannot be glad for the error of persons ruining themselves. For if they rejoice in errings, they cease to be righteous. Again, if in the feeling of triumph they be glad, for t…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI

Source: Septuagint

Original

19The righteous have seen it, and laughed, And the blameless one has derided them.

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In context

17Who say, What will the Lord do to us? Or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from him.

— Job 22:19 —

20Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, And the fire shall devour what is left of their property.

21Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; Then thy fruit shall prosper.

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