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St. Gregory the Great’s massive four-volume commentary on the Book of Job is thought to have been written between 578 and 595. Gregory the Great explicates the Book of Job in a three part structure: historical, mystical, and moral application. Volume two of the Morals on the Book of Job covers the Book of Job chapters 12–31.

chastity in the heart of him who lacks humility, since by pride corrupting him within he commits fornication, if from loving himself he departs from the love of God. Nor is that true humility that has not pitifulness joined to it, because that has no right to be called humility which refuses to bend itself to sympathy with the affliction of a brother. Nor is that true mercifulness which proves a stranger to the right line of justice, for that which is able to be defiled by injustice, knows not assuredly
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