“In truth, to be faultless is not easy for human beings. Faultlessness is beyond human possibilities. The order of the angels is itself subject to such weakness. This is what Eliphaz says, "Even in his servants God puts no trust." It is evident that God "puts no trust" in the righteous—like you, who have trusted yourse…”
Hesychius of Jerusalem, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON JOB 7.4.18-21
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18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
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16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
— Job 4:18 —
19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.