“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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19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
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17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
— Job 4:19 —
20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.