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Job 34:17

Western Saints

Gregory the Dialogist

Can he be healed that loveth not judgment? How dost thou so much condemn him that is just? He uttered a proper sentiment, but it ought not to have been uttered to blessed Job. For in every thing which is said we must by all means consider, what is said, to whom it is said, where it is said, how it is said. But Eliu considered only what he was saying, but did not consider to whom he was saying it. For blessed Job loved judgment, since he knew how to weigh his causes carefully with the Lord. …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIV ↗

Thomas Aquinas

He induces him to avoid harming himself or do something to help himself when he says, "Can one who does not love judgment be healed?" as if to say: You who need healing, because you are crushed by many illnesses, cannot be healed unless you love the divine judgment. …

Commentary on Job ↗