Job 12:5

"I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke."

Key Reflection

In Job 12:5, Job expresses his profound sense of being marginalized and disrespected by his neighbors. He contrasts this with his own piety, noting that he has called out to God and received an answer—a stark contrast that highlights the injustice he perceives in his situation. The verse reveals a deep frustration with the world's treatment of the righteous, suggesting that even those who seek God’s favor are often mocked or disregarded by others, despite their integrity and moral uprightness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He that is ready to slip with his feet -The man whose feet waver or totter; that is, the man in adversity; seeProverbs 25:19. A man in prosperity is represented as standing firm; one in adversity as wavering, or falling; seePsalms 73:2. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. There is much difficulty in this passage, and it has by no means been removed by the labor of critics. The reader may consult Rosenmuller, Good, and Schultens, on the verse, for a more full attempt to illustrate its meaning. Dr.

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