...it not the uprightness of thy ways ? Eemember, I beseech thee, whoever perished being innocent, and where were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plough iniquity, and sow trouble, reap it ; By the breath of God they perish, and are consumed by the...

...people's offenses relentlessly. The friends, much like Calvin, think suffering has to be traced to sin: "Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off?" and, going on directly with intolerable naivetfi, "As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow...

...appropriation of the inherited tradition, a theme that surfaces in the latter's speeches more than once. As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same (iv 8; cf. v 3). Lo, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear,30 and know it for your good (v 27)....

...dismayed. 6Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? 7"Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? 8As I have seen, those who plough iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. 9By the breath of God they...

...cry of lament does escape the lips of the aged sufferer, it often expresses that conclusion of Job's "As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same" (Job 4:7, ff). When illness and tragedy tumble the sand castles of our lives we all have asked, "what...

...reasons for his personal tragedy. Eliphaz, for example, implies that Job himself must somehow be guilty. "Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or...who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same." (4:7-8) Bildad goes so far as to suggest that Job's children's sin may have caused their death. "If...

...God's graciousness. They need only repent and return to God. Eliphaz can ask in complete confidence: Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? (4:7) The innocent do all right, because the system works. The real world is a world of reliable equity....

...universal principles: suffering comes from human activity, and it is divine punishment for wicked living. Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? As 1 have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. By the breath oi God they perish...

...if he does not remember the reasons why he is guilty: "He that mischief hatches, mischief catches." Think now, who that was innocent ever perished? Or...were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plough iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. (4:7-8) But Job protests against Eliphaz. He is disappointed...

...appropriation of the inherited tradition, a theme that surfaces in the latter's speeches more than once. As 1 have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. (4:8; cf. 5:3) Lo, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear,30 and know it for your good. (5:27)...