29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
29 "If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him-
29 "If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him
29 "Did I ever crow over my enemy's ruin? Or gloat over my rival's bad luck?
29 "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him
29 "Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:29
Commentary on Job 31:24-32
(Read Job 31:24-32)
Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1 Peter 4:9.