Job 40:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? Wilt thou condemn me - Rather than submit to be thought in the wrong, wilt thou condemn My conduct, in order to justify thyself? Some men will never acknowledge themselves in the wrong. "God may err, but we cannot," seems to be their impious maxim. Unwillingness to acknowledge a fault frequently leads men, directly or indirectly, to this sort of blasphemy. There are three words most difficult to be pronounced in all languages, - I Am Wrong.

Job 40:8

8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?