He knew that such traits would betray a lack of integrity, for he said: “If I used to rejoice at the extinction of one intensely hating me, or I felt excited because evil had found him..., I did not allow my palate to sin by asking for an oath against his soul. ” ​ — Job 31: 29, 30.
زبان خود را از گناه بازداشته و برای آنها دعای بد نکرده‌ام .‏ » —‏ ایو ۳۱ :‏ ۲۹ ،‏ ۳۰ ،‏ مژده برای عصر جدید .‏