Gird like a man; do not reject my judgment; beasts beside you

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a little later: if you are a sinner, a fornicator, carried down, you are not marked off from the four-footed. Horses mad for females were born. So he takes courage: "the one marking me off from four-footed ones of earth."

Chapter 40: "Gird as a man your loin." God already gives a prize — freedom of speech: I will ask you; you answer me. Had Job not conquered and endured, he would not have heard that. Let no one answer God before becoming a man and girding the loin; while the loin is loose, one cannot reasonably answer the Lord. The perfect contests wait after this life, yet grace already pledges the athletes. When Job cast away goods and glorified the Giver, put away children and gave thanks, understood worms from the body and was not conquered — God spoke through whirlwind and clouds as preface and pledge. Hearing earlier words he stays silent, not yet knowing Moses later pattern — Moses spoke and God answered with a voice. God then gives freedom to speak. So great is God kindness that he takes a face not of judge only but of one judged with the human: "Come, and let us reason, says the Lord; "My people, what did I do to you; answer me."

"Do not reject my judgment." Remember the saying. Whenever God judges us to lose a child, a ruler, health — nothing happens unless God judges. "Not even a sparrow falls into a snare without the Father will in the heavens." So to the sufferer: do not reject my judgment; do not deny that I judged about you. "Do you think I have spoken oracle to you otherwise than so that you may appear righteous?" You were righteous but not apparent; endurance and courage were hidden till toils made them shine. In times of trial hear God present saying this — and do not appear unjust or impious.

"Take up height and power; be crowned; put on glory and honor. Send angels in wrath; humble every insolent one; quench a proud one." The insolent one campaigned against you — Send your hand; touch all he has; then he will bless me to my face — but you conquered. Take courage; humble every insolent one and his angels; quench the proud; strike the impious at once. "Fill their faces with dishonor" by conviction in you. "Look — wild beasts are beside you; he eats grass equal to oxen." Wild beasts are opposing powers; the Prophet prayed, "Do not hand over to the wild beasts the soul that confesses you." You have received authority over them, O human. If you serve God, upon asp—

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μετ' ὀλίγα· Ἐὰν ᾖς ἁμαρτωλὸς, ἐὰν ᾖς πόρνος, ἐὰν καταφερὴς, οὐ διορισθήσῃ ἀπὸ τῶν τετραπόδων. Ἵπποι θηλυμανεῖς ἐγεννήθησαν. ∆ιὰ τοῦτο θαῤῥῶν λέγει, ὅτι ἐχωρίσθη· Ὁ διορίζων με ἀπὸ τετραπόδων γῆς. ΚΕΦ. Μʹ. Στίχ. γʹ. Μὴ, ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου. ∆ίδωμί σοι παῤῥησίαν. Ἐγώ σε ἐρωτήσω· σὺ δέ μοι ἀπόκριναι. Ἤδη ἆθλον αὐτῷ δίδωσιν ὁ Θεός. Ἄνθρωπον ἐρωτᾷ, ὅτι πυνθάνεται αὐτοῦ, ὅτι δίδωσιν ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἀποκρίσεως. Εἰ μὴ ἦν νενικηκὼς, οὐκ ἂν ἐλάμβα νεν· εἰ μὴ ἦν ὑπομείνας, οὐκ ἂν ἤκουσε· Ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου. Ἐρωτήσω δέ σε· σὺ δέ μοι ἀπόκριναι. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. Μὴ πρότερον ἀποκρινάσθω τις τῷ Θεῷ, ἐὰν μὴ, γενόμενος ἀνὴρ, ζώσηται ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ. Ὅσον γὰρ ἡ ὀσφὺς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔζω σται, ἀλλὰ λέλυται, καὶ οὐχὶ περιδέδεται, οὐδὲ συν έσφιγκται, οὐ δύναται εὐλόγως ἀποκρίνασθαι τῷ Κυρίῳ. Στίχ. γʹ. Ἐρωτήσω δέ σε· σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι. Τὰ μὲν τέλεια τῶν ἀγωνισμάτων τοῖς καλῶς ἀθλή σασι μετὰ τὸν βίον ἀπόκειται τοῦτον. Οὐδὲν δὲ ἧττον καὶ ἤδη ἡ χάρις ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀῤῥαβωνίζεται τοὺς ἀθλητάς. ∆ιὰ τοῦτο, ὅτε ἠγωνίσατο τὰ μέγιστα ὁ Ἰώβ· ὅτε, ἀποβαλὼν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, ἐδόξασε τὸν δεδωκότα· ὅτε, ἀποθέμενος τὰ τέκνα, ηὐχαρίστησε τῷ παρειλη φότι· ὅτε, νοήσας ὡς σκώληκας ἀνάγειν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος, οὐ νενίκηται ἀπὸ τῶν πόνων· προοίμια καὶ ἀῤῥαβῶνα τῶν ἀθλητῶν δίδωσιν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, χρηματίσας αὐτῷ διὰ λαίλαπος καὶ νεφῶν. Ἀκούσας οὖν προτέρων λόγων, δέον ἀποκρίνασθαι πρὸς Θεὸν, σιωπᾷ, ὡς οὐκ ἔχων παῤῥησίαν ἀποκρίνασθαι πρὸς αὐτόν. Οὔπω γὰρ ᾔδει τὸ ὕστερον γεγραμμένον ὑπὸ Μωϋσέως, ὡς Μωϋσῆς ἐλάλει, ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἀπεκρί νατο αὐτῷ φωνῇ. Ὡς μὴ ἐπιστάμενος τοίνυν τοῦτο, οὐ θέλει ἀποκρίνασθαι πρὸς τὸν Θεόν. Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς δί δωσιν αὐτῷ παῤῥησίαν τοῦ λαλεῖν. Καὶ μεθ' ἕτερα· Τοσαύτη ἐστὶν ἡ χρηστότης τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὥστε ἀναλα βεῖν αὐτὸν πρόσωπον οὐ κρίνοντος, ἀλλὰ κρινομένου μετὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. Καὶ πολλαὶ τοῦτο ἐδίδαξαν Γρα φαί. ∆εῦτε, καὶ διαλεχθῶμεν, λέγει Κύριος. Καὶ, Λαός μου, μᾶλλον δὲ ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ διαλεχθή σεται, λαός μου, τί ἐποίησά σοι, ἢ τί παρηνόχλησά σοι; ἀποκρίθητί μοι, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς. Στίχ. γʹ. Μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρῖμα. Μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τοῦτο τὸ κρῖμα. Τούτου τοῦ ῥητοῦ ὡς χρησίμου μνημονεύσωμεν. Ἀλλ' ὅτ' ἂν κρίνῃ ὁ Θεὸς παθεῖν τι ἡμᾶς, τέκνον ἀποβαλεῖν, ἄρ χοντα ἀπολέσαι, νοσῆσαι κατὰ τὸ σῶμα, ὅ τι δήποτε τούτων ὑπομεῖναι· οὐδὲν τούτων οἷόν τέ ἐστιν ἡμᾶς παθεῖν, μὴ κρίνοντος τοῦ Θεοῦ. Οὐδὲ γὰρ στρουθίον πίπτει εἰς παγίδα ἄνευ βουλήματος τοῦ Πατρὸς, τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Ἐπεὶ οὖν οὐδὲν τούτων γίνεται χω ρὶς κρίματος τοῦ Θεοῦ, λέγεται πρὸς τὸν παθόντα· 17.100 Μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρῖμα, μὴ ἀπαρνῇ, ὅτι ἔκρινα περὶ σοῦ. Στίχ. γʹ. Οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι, ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος; Ἀπολογοῦμαί σοι. ∆ίκαιος ἦς, ἀλλ' οὐκ ἦς φανε ρός. Ὑπομονὴν εἶχες· ἔδει με ἀφορμὴν παρασχεῖν τοῦ λάμψαι σου τὴν ὑπομονήν. Εἶχες ἀνδρείαν· ἀλλ' ἐκέκρυπτο ἐν σοί· οἱ συμβεβηκότες πόνοι ἔδειξάν σου τὴν ἀνδρείαν. Καὶ μετ' ὀλίγα· Μνημονεύωμεν τού των ἐν τοῖς περιστάσεων καιροῖς, καὶ δόξωμεν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀκούειν παρόντος, καὶ λέγοντος ἡμῖν· Οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι, ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος; Μὴ ἀναφανῶμεν ἄδικοι, μηδὲ ἀσεβεῖς. Στίχ. εʹ. Ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν. Στεφάνωσαι, ἔνδυσαι δόξαν, ἔνδυσαι τιμήν. Στίχ. ʹ. Ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ· πάντα δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον. Στίχ. ζʹ. Ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον. Ὁ ὑβριστὴς ἐστρατεύσατο κατὰ σοῦ. Εἶπέ μοί πο τε ὁ ὑβριστὴς, Ἀπόστειλον τὴν χεῖρά σου· εἶπέ μοι, Ἅψαι πάντων ὧν ἔχει· εἶπέ μοι περὶ σοῦ, ὡς ἄρα εἰς πρόσωπόν με εὐλογήσεις. Ἀλλ' οὖν γε νε νίκηκας. ∆ιὰ τοῦτό σοι λέγω· Θάῤῥει· πᾶν δὲ ὑβρι στὴν ταπείνωσον, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ ταπείνω σον. Ὑπερήφανος ἐκεῖνος γεγένηται κατὰ σοῦ· ἀλλὰ σὺ ὑπερήφανον σβέσον. Ἀσεβὴς ἐκεῖνος κατὰ σοῦ· ἀλλὰ σὺ σκῆψον ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα. Στίχ. ηʹ. Τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας πλήρωσον. Ἔλεγξον ἁμαρτωλοὺς, δεικνὺς αὐτοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς. Πλήρωσον τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας διὰ τοῦ ἐλέγ χου τοῦ ἐν σοί. Στίχ. ιʹ. Ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί· χόρτον ἶσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει. Θηρία αἱ ἀντικείμεναι δυνάμεις εἰσὶ, περὶ ὧν ηὔ ξατο ὁ Προφήτης λέγων· Μὴ παραδῷς τοῖς θηρίοις τὴν ψυχὴν ἐξομολογουμένην σοι. Θηρία εἰσὶν αἱ ἀντικείμεναι δυνάμεις, ὧν εἴληφας, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, τὴν ἐξουσίαν. Ἐὰν Θεῷ δουλεύσῃς, ἐπ' ἀσπίδα

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Origen of Alexandria, Enarrationes in Job (Greek).

Original English Translation of Origen’s Enarrationes in Job — new OET from PG 17 Greek.

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