Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
“Because of the pride of humanity,” that is, they are reproved for the pride and arrogance that they show before their neighbors. And God will not hear the vain cries of proud people. - "Commentary on Job 35.12–13"
Vain. Hebrew, "falsehood. "He will not relieve the hypocrite, who does not cry to him with sincerity. This conduct shows that God acts with discretion, and hears people according to their deserts. (Calmet)
34. We must observe that two points are stated: both that He does not hear without reason [or, ‘in vain,’ (with different punctuation.)] him, who cries to Him, and yet regards his sufferings; and pretends not to hear his cry, and still is not ignorant what each one suffers. Let no one, then, who is not speedily heard, believe that he is not cared for by God’s providence. For our desires are often heard, because they are not speedily granted: and that, which we wish to be soon fulfilled, is the better prospered by the very delay. Our prayer is frequently made good, the more it is deferred; and when our request is, in appearance, neglected, our wishes are more fully carried out in the depth of our thoughts. As the seeds of harvest are firmly compressed by frost, and spring up in greater number, to bear produce, the slower they come forth to the surface. Our desires, therefore, are deferred, in order that they may make progress; they make progress, in order to gain strength for that which...
