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Job 33:21

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Gregory the Dialogist

His flesh shall waste away, and his bones which were covered shall be laid bare. For when every outward pleasure is worn away by the pressure of the rod, the bones of inward firmness are laid bare. For what is meant in this place by the word flesh, but fleshly pleasure itself? Or what by bones, but the virtues of the soul? …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIII ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Fourth, he places leanness when he says, "His flesh will waste away," that is, will fail, "and," consequently, "the bones which were hidden," by flesh, "will be laid bare," because they will appear to be covered only by skin.

Commentary on Job ↗