“Is it not for thy wickedness that is great, and thine iniquities that are infinite? Observe how from a deadened heart he came to idle words, and from idle words in the heinousness of lying he blazed out into insults. For these are the descents of increasing sin, that the tongue when not restrained should never there w…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI
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5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
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3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
— Job 22:5 —
6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.