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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Ver. 18. O earth, cover thou not my blood; and let my cry find no place to lie hid in thee. It was said to man on his committing sin, Earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return; and this 'earth' does not 'cover the blood' of our Redeemer: in that each several sinner taking to himself the price of his redemption makes confession and sings praise, and publishes it to all of his neighbours that he is able. …
Thomas Aquinas
However to disprove the innocence of Job, Eliphaz had already used twice the argument based on the frailty of earthly nature. He had said above "Even those who serve him are not firm, how much more those who dwell in houses of clay." (4:18-19) He had repeated the same thing later saying, "The heavens are not clean in his sight, how much more abominable and useless is man." (15:15) So to reject this he says, "Earth, do not cover over my blood," and he understands here by blood the affliction of his body. …
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