Holy Scripture
Job 30:30
A church father on this verse
“My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. If we follow the history alone, it appears plain that the skin of the blessed man was blackened by the multitude of ulcers. But according to the mystery of allegory, 'the skin' of Holy Church is understood as her outer appearance. For in the time of persecut…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
30And my skin has been greatly blackened, And my bones are burned with heat.
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28I went mourning without restraint: And I have stood and cried out in the assembly.
29I am become a brother of monsters, And a companion of ostriches.
— Job 30:30 —
31My harp also has been turned into mourning, And my song into my weeping.