Thomas Aquinas, on Job 35:2

“Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?”

“After Eliud had rejected the words of Job, because by his estimation Job imputed evil to divine judgment, he now intends to reproach him for saying that he was just. So the text says: "So Eliud spoke again," for he had interrupted his speech and waited to see if Job would answer. When he did not, Eliud took up his discourse again saying, "Does your reflection seem reasonable to you when you say: I am more just than God?" Job had never said this, and Eliud did not impute to him that he used these words, but that the words which he did say originated in this reflection, and so he clearly makes mention of this thought.”

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