"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.Despite all that has happened to him, Job still maintains his innocence. Despite the accusations of his friends that he is hiding some secret sin, he still is certain that he has committed no wrong that would cause God to afflict him. He maintains that he has nothing to be ashamed of, nor regretful about. His conscience is clear.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
However, I do have to wonder if it should be. Job seems to be saying that he has never done a single thing wrong. We all know that man is sinful, and cannot live without sinning (except for Christ). While the capability to not sin is within us, no one (except Christ) has ever succeeded is following that side of their nature every day. I couldn't tell you a day ever where I did not sin. Yet Job is claiming to not have a single thing to regret. Is he saying he's never sinned, or just that he has atoned for all the sins he has committed?
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