“Eliu has uttered great and very powerful words. But it is a characteristic of every boastful person, that, while giving utterance to truths and mysteries, he suddenly blends with them, through pride of heart, some foolish and proud expressions. For he endeavours to please the world without, in that which he thinks wit…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIV
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32If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
— Job 33:32 —
33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.