THE DIALOGUE OF JOB WITH HIS FRIENDS

A rectangular miniature with a red border depicts Job and his three friends. On the left, Job is shown seated on a dark mound representing a dunghill. He is partially nude, gesturing with his hands in distress or argument. On the right, three figures representing his friends are seated on a bench. They wear crowns and ornate robes in blue, red, and dark green, holding scepters. This identifies them as kings, following the tradition of the Septuagint translation of the Bible.

Job

H original: "H," likely referring to the Hebrew-based version or the Hexapla's "Hebraios" For how could a mortal be righteous before the Lord?
O original: "O," referring to the Septuagint, "Hoi 'O," the Seventy For how could a mortal be righteous before the Lord?

Olympiodorus

Olympiodorus of Alexandria was a sixth century commentator known for his explanations of Job.
Here he has distinguished the matter well: "not even as an unjust person shall I be judged." He possesses a salvific understanding of God's righteous judgment righteous judgment: dikaiokrisia, the concept of God's perfect and unerring justice through the person of Job. He says that this is not a matter of truth, nor is it because he is worthy. Having introduced his words in this way, he compares them to the words that follow. This is so that when he says, "I am judged personally before God," we should not believe him to be a boaster or an impious man. Instead, we should believe in the righteous judgment, the righteousness that comes from God, and the faith concerning Him. For he brings forth such things after what was already said: "lest your heart condemn you, and you have boldness before God."

Nothing at all, not even our own holiness, carries much weight against divine precision original: "akribeia," meaning strict exactness or rigorous scrutiny. Our sins carry even less weight. And so he says: "For how shall a mortal be righteous before the Lord?" For if God should wish to be judged alongside him, it is entirely impossible to answer. I am torn apart. A man cannot speak against even one of a thousand words when God speaks to him. It was enough to have said this. I have declared all His wisdom and His ways. God is said to be "judged" alongside us whenever He examines His kindnesses toward us and our own sins. As the prophet says: "Come, let us reason together."

Note these things regarding the righteous man. He does not say his mouth is struck dumb. He says: "Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no one living shall be justified in your sight." If we hear Job praying to be judged before God, we must also learn this. We must remember that every judgment before God fails because of our ignorance or some other sin.

And this is interpreted from the translation:

If He should wish to be judged with Him, he shall not answer Him; so that he might not speak against even one word of His out of a thousand.