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St. John Chrysostom: Could Job not have heeded his wife...

Could Job not have heeded his wife, blasphemed against God, and been free from the disaster which beset him? "Curse God and die" she said. But he chose to suffer the pain and to waste away; he chose to endure that unbearable blow rather to blaspheme and be free from the evils which beset him. 
You must emulate him. 
If the demon shall promise you ten thousand cures from the ills which beset you, do not heed him, do not put up with him - just as Job refused to heed his wife. Chose to endure your illness rather than destroy your faith and the salvation of your soul.'



St. John Chrysostom