John Chrysostom, on Job 4:10

“The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions are broken:”

“The writer mentions natural things, that is, nothing that is new or unusual. Certain laws regulate everything, and nothing has changed. Indeed, if what concerns wild beasts remains the same, even more so what concerns us remains unchanged. If it is not possible to restrain "the strength of the lion," then the righteous also cannot be prevented from talking frankly. In fact, as the wild beast naturally possesses strength, so also the righteous person possesses a natural power and force. Actually it is more likely for a lion to become weak than for a righteous person to allow others to manipulate him.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.