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Gill's Exposition
With the ancient is wisdom,.... Meaning not himself, who was not very ancient; though some think Eliphaz so understood him; hence those words of his, in Job 15:9; rather, as others, Job tacitly wishes…
Barnes' Notes
Doth not the ear try words? - The literal meaning of this, which is evidently a proverbial expression, is plain; but about its bearing here there is more difficulty. The literal sense is, that it is…
Job's friends all of them went upon this principle, that wicked people cannot prosper long in this world, but some remarkable judgment or other will suddenly light on them: Zophar had concluded with…
Job 12:7-10 referred to what one could seeof God's power and wisdom in the world, these verses refer to what one might learn of them by hearingancient men discourse regarding them. In ch. Job 13:1,…
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