Ayub 15:34

15:34 For the company of the godless is barren, ¹ 

and fire ²  consumes the tents of those who accept bribes. ³ 

Ayub 36:18

36:18 Be careful that ⁴  no one entices you with riches;

do not let a large bribe ⁵  turn you aside.

[15:34]  ¹ tn The LXX renders this line: “for death is the witness of an ungodly man. “Death” represents “barren/sterile,” and “witness” represents “assembly.”

[15:34]  ² sn This may refer to the fire that struck Job (cf. 1:16).

[15:34]  ³ tn Heb “the tents of bribery.” The word “bribery” can mean a “gift,” but most often in the sense of a bribe in court. It indicates that the wealth and the possessions that the wicked man has gained may have been gained unjustly.

[36:18]  ⁴ tn The first expression is idiomatic: the text says, “because wrath lest it entice you” – thus, beware.

[36:18]  ⁵ tn The word is כֹּפֶר (kofer), often translated “ransom,” but frequently in the sense of a bribe.