“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’
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“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’
“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,
Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8
Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of our sins or of our services! We have no reason to complain if we have not what we expect, but should be thankful that we have better than we deserve.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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