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I am blameless. I don`t regard myself. I despise my life.
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A Hypothetical Argument
Commentators agree that Job is not arrogantly claiming to be perfect. He is making a hypothetical argument: 'Even if I were perfect...' He reasons that even a flawless human life would be insignificant and not worth defending when compared to the infinite majesty and power of God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Though I were perfect - The same mode of expression occurs here again. “Were I perfect! I would not know it or recognize it. If this were …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Though] I [were] perfect Really and truly so, not conscious of any sin in thought, word, or deed; this is only a ca…
Job is still righteous in his own eyes (Job 32:1), and his answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the …
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13th Century
Catholic
Since the blessed Job wished to affirm that he did not desire to argue with God, he first showed the depth of God's wisdom in natural things by usi…
