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Commentary for Job 9:2

אָ֭מְנָם יָדַ֣עְתִּי כִי־כֵ֑ן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּ֖ק אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃

Of a truth I know that it is so; And how can man be just with God?

Malbim on Job

Replying to Bildad's retort 'Would God pervert judgment…' Job denies ever suggesting such a thing. On the contrary, his whole thesis had been based on the assumption of God's Perfection.
Malbim lists the following four ways by which one person can get the better of another:
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Malbim on Job

1. by convincing him in an argument;
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