Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark — That is, be extinguished, so that it will be total darkness, a darkness not even relieved …

The dawning ... —Literally, the eyelids of the dawn.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark
Either of the morning or evening twilight; both may be meant, rather t…

For seven days Job's friends sat by him in silence, without offering consolation: at the same time Satan assaulted his mind to shake his confidence…

In Chapter 2, I explained that ancient philosophers held two opinions about the pa ions. The Stoics said that there was no place for sorrow in the …