a perfect and an upright man] Chap. 1. 1, 8. although thou movedst me against him] He proveth Jobs integrity by this, that he ceased not to fear God, when his plagues were grievously upon him. to destroy him] In Hebrew it is, to swallow him up. A metaphor from wilde beasts. without cause] Not, but that Job was a sinner, but not a wilfull sinner, that he should be cut off.