Job 21:14-15, 22:17 | JFB | STEP | 14. Therefore —rather, " And yet they are such as say," &c., that is, say, not in so many words, but virtually, by their conduct (so the Gergesenes, ). How differently the godly ( ). ways —The course of action, which God points out; as in , Margin.

Job 21:14-15

14. Therefore—rather, "And yet they are such as say," &c., that is, say, not in so many words, but virtually, by their conduct (so the Gergesenes, Mt 8:34). How differently the godly (Isa 2:3).

ways—The course of action, which God points out; as in Ps 50:23, Margin.

15. (Compare Jer 2:20; Pr 30:9, Margin, Ex 5:2).

what profit— (Job 35:3; Mal 3:14; Ps 73:13). Sinners ask, not what is right, but what is for the profit of self. They forget, "If religion cost self something, the want of it will cost self infinitely more."

Job 22:17

17. Eliphaz designedly uses Job's own words (Job 21:14, 15).

do for them—They think they can do everything for themselves.