SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:25
¡Cuán fuertes son las palabras de rectitud! Mas ¿qué reprende el argumento de vosotros?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Job 6:25
Verse 25. How forcible are right words ] A well-constructed argument, that has truth for its basis, is irresistible. But what doth your arguing reprove? ] Your reasoning is defective, because your premises are false; and your conclusions prove nothing, because of the falsity of the premises whence they are drawn. The last clause, literally rendered, is, What reproof, in a reproof from you? As you have proved no fault you have consequently reproved no vice. Instead of wxrmn hm mah nimretsu, "how forcible," wxlmn hm mah nimletsu, "how savoury or pleasant," is the reading of two MSS., the Chaldee, and some of the rabbins. Both senses are good, but the common reading is to be preferred.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-30 - In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks i summer. Those who rest their expectations on the creature, will find it fail when it should help them; whereas those who make God their confidence, have help in the time of need, Heb 4:16. Those who make gold their hope, sooner or later will be ashamed of it, and of their confidence in it. It is our wisdom to cease from man. Let us put all our confidence in the Rock of ages, not in broken reeds; in the Fountain of life, not in broken cisterns. The application is very close; "for now ye are nothing." It were well for us, if we had alway such convictions of the vanity of the creature, as we have had, or shall have, on a sick-bed, a death-bed, or in trouble of conscience Job upbraids his friends with their hard usage. Though in want, he desired no more from them than a good look and a good word. It ofte happens that, even when we expect little from man, we have less; but from God, even when we expect much, we have more. Though Job differe from them, yet he was ready to yield as soon as it was made to appea that he was in error. Though Job had been in fault, yet they ought no to have given him such hard usage. His righteousness he holds fast, an will not let it go. He felt that there had not been such iniquity in him as they supposed. But it is best to commit our characters to Hi who keeps our souls; in the great day every upright believer shall have praise of God __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
מה 4100 נמרצו 4834 אמרי 561 ישׁר 3476 ומה 4100 יוכיח 3198 הוכח 3198 מכם׃ 4480
