Holy Scripture

Job 34:9

A church father on this verse
“For he hath said, A man will not please God, even though he run with Him. But that he never said so, every one acknowledges who reads the words of blessed Job. But yet what wonder, that he who speaks for the sole purpose of proudly setting himself off, invents something to find fault with in another person? For how ca…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIV

Source: Septuagint

Original

9For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, Whereas there is a visitation on him from the Lord.

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7What man is as Job, Drinking scorning like water?

8Saying, I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, Nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, To go with the ungodly.

— Job 34:9 —

10Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: Far be it from me to sin before the Lord, And to pervert righteousness before the Almighty.

11Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, And in a man’s path he will find him.

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