Holy Scripture

Job 3:13

A church father on this verse

“To enjoy the beauty of God's creation is desirable. It is a good thing to become a human being and to receive the image of God. It is not good to linger in an impure life. Many people are fascinated by an impure life, but not the righteous. Therefore, the departure from this world is no reason for sadness, for death i…”

Hesychius of Jerusalem, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON JOB 6.3.13-16

Source: Septuagint

Original

¹³Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,

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¹¹For why died I not in the belly? And why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?

¹²And why did the knees support me? And why did I suck the breasts?

— Job 3:13 —

¹⁴With kings and counselors of the earth, Who gloried in their swords;

¹⁵Or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, Who filled their houses with silver:

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