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.
ಇಲ್ಲ, ನನ್ನ ಬಾಯಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಶಪಿಸಿ ಅವನ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಹೋಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಬೇಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಪಾಪವಶವಾಗುವದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಒಪ್ಪಲೇ ಇಲ್ಲ. ” — ಯೋಬ 31: 29, 30.