“What hope, he says, does the impious have, even though he has lived so far? With what sort of assurance does he expect any salvation from God like that by which I trust to be saved? How will he confidently invoke God, after falling into misfortune, as if his prayers should be really heard?”
Olympiodorus of Alexandria, 6th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 27:8-10
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8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
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6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
— Job 27:8 —
9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?