![]() ![]() He did not try to hide his sins (31:33).He opened his home to strangers (31:32).He never wished evil on his enemies (31:30).He never found joy in the suffering of his enemies (31:29).He searched for people in need of his assistance (29:16).He gave the widow cause to sing with joy (29:13).He helped those whom no one else would help (29:12).He loved the Lord’s words more than food (23:12).He did not turn away from the commandments (23:11).He supported those who were falling (4:4).A careful reading of his story shows us the following about his excellence. Job’s trials are a warning to us that personal righteousness will not protect us from trials and tribulations. ![]() This lesson is about a man named Job who chose in spite of danger and disaster to stand fast a little. why then perhaps we must stand fast a little-even at the risk of being heroes ( A Man For All Seasons, by Robert Bolt, Vintage Books, New York, 1962, p. But since in fact we see that avarice, anger, envy, pride, sloth, lust and stupidity commonly profit far beyond humility, chastity, fortitude, justice and thought, and have to choose, to be human at all. And we’d live like animals or angels in the happy land that needs no heroes. If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly. More: That’s very neat But look now, Meg. ![]()
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