Holy Scripture
Job 4:15
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“And as a spirit passed before my face, the hair of my flesh stood up. But when the mind is suspended in contemplation, when, exceeding the narrow limits of the flesh, with all the power of her ken, she strains to find something of the freedom of interior security, she cannot for long rest standing above herself, becau…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15And a spirit came before my face; And my hair and flesh quivered.
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13But as when terror falls upon men, With dread and a sound in the night,
14Horror and trembling seized me, And caused all my bones greatly to shake.
— Job 4:15 —
16I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there was no form before my eyes: But I only heard a breath and a voice, saying,
17What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? Or a man be blameless in regard to his works?