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7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And aput their hand on their mouth; 
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their atongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. 
11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12 Because aI delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper. 
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Job 29:7-25

Job 29 presents a revealing picture of what Job thought he was projecting to others. It is basically true: His conduct was above reproach. However, it includes a great deal of self-exaltation. Job uses the personal pronouns "I," "me," and "my" in excess of forty times in this brief chapter.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Job, Self-Righteousness, and Humility

Related Topics: Job | Job's Projection of Self Image | Job's Protection of Self Image | Job, Self Righteousness, and Humility | Personal Pronouns | Self Exaltation


 
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