“Now what kind of fault can be detected there? You see that he is not keen on riches. Observe him, while he reflects and considers in truth the accidental, transitory, ephemeral and negligible character of human realities.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 31:17-25
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24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
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22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
— Job 31:24 —
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;