Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattery unto man.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Man. Hebrew, "give flattering titles unto man. "Protestants, "I do not respect a mortal. "Septuagint, (Haydock) "nothing shall make me conceal the truth: I will give things their proper names. "Job seemed to him to have arrogated to himself the perfection of God, in maintaining his own innocence. (Calmet)
He promises to stand up in defence of the Almighty, (Menochius) as his advocate. (Calmet)
22. Most judiciously he does not make God equal to man, since he knows not how long he may continue, or when in the judgment of God be taken away. And he well says, After a while my Maker may take me away; for however long is the period of the present life, it is short, from the very fact, that it is not enduring. For that which is confined within circumscribed limits has no claim to be considered lasting. But in the midst of these sentences which he utters, based on solid truth, he again bursts out into words of pride.
