Job 21:14-15, 22:17 | JFB | e4.org | 14. Therefore —rather, " And yet they are such as say," &c., that is, say, not in so many words, but virtually, by their conduct (so the Gergesenes, ). How differently the godly ( ). ways —The course of action, which God points out; as in , Margin.

‏ Job 21:14-15

14. Therefore—rather, "And yet they are such as say," &c., that is, say, not in so many words, but virtually, by their conduct (so the Gergesenes, Mt 8:34). How differently the godly (Isa 2:3).

ways—The course of action, which God points out; as in Ps 50:23, Margin.

15. (Compare Jer 2:20; Pr 30:9, Margin, Ex 5:2).

what profit— (Job 35:3; Mal 3:14; Ps 73:13). Sinners ask, not what is right, but what is for the profit of self. They forget, "If religion cost self something, the want of it will cost self infinitely more."

‏ Job 22:17

17. Eliphaz designedly uses Job's own words (Job 21:14, 15).

do for them—They think they can do everything for themselves.