Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Job declared that his suffering was not brought upon him by any violence or injustice in his hands, and that his prayer was sincere and pure. He spoke in the midst of his dispute with his friends who condemned him, while he held that they were judging him unjustly. His words stand as a declaration of his integrity. They show the broader lesson that suffering does not prove that the sufferer is under God's displeasure.
Job declared that his suffering was not brought upon him by any violence or injustice in his hands, and that his prayer was sincere and pure. He spoke in the midst of his dispute with his friends who condemned him, while he held that they were judging him unjustly. His words stand as a declaration of his integrity. They show the broader lesson that suffering does not prove that the sufferer is under God's displeasure.