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Job 36:17

Western Saints

Gregory the Dialogist

But thy cause hath been judged as the cause of the ungodly, thou shall receive thy cause and judgment. The cause of the good, is righteousness. And their cause is judged, as the cause of the ungodly, because their righteousness is here smitten with fatherly correction, that they may be taught to exercise greater vigilance, not only by the injunction of commands, but by the infliction of blows. …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXVI ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Since he has shown that "God does not cast out the powerful," (v. 5) but the wicked, whereas Job seemed to be cast out by God through many adversities, so he says, "Your cause has been judged as evil," as if to say: You were not punished because you were powerful but as a wicked man. Against this he promises him a reward if he will repent and so he says, "you will receive the cause and judgment," for the cause and judgment will be restored to you so that you can investigate the cases of others and judge on them.

Commentary on Job ↗