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Job 4:11

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Gregory the Dialogist

ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION. The tiger perisheth for lack of prey, and the lions' whelps are scattered abroad. By the title of a 'tiger' he again represents him, whom he formerly designated by the name of a 'lion.' For Satan both for his cruelty is called 'a lion,' and for the variousness of his manifold cunning he is not unsuitably designated 'a tiger.' For one while he presents himself to man's senses lost as he is, one while he exhibits himself as an Angel of light, Now by caressing he works upon the minds of the foolish sort, now …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book V ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Yet it seemed that what he said did not pertain to Job, because his wife did not seem to be punished. To remove this difficulty, he says, "The tigress perished with him for lack of prey." For those who steal as a practice, think themselves punished if they are not permitted to steal. Consider that women are compared to a lioness because of the ferociousness of their anger and to a tigress because of the readiness and quickness of their anger. …

Commentary on Job ↗