Ayub 15:8
Konteks15:8 Do you listen in on God’s secret council? 1
Do you limit 2 wisdom to yourself?
Ayub 15:11
Konteks15:11 Are God’s consolations 3 too trivial for you; 4
or a word spoken 5 in gentleness to you?
Ayub 28:28
Konteks28:28 And he said to mankind,
‘The fear of the Lord 6 – that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” 7
[15:8] 1 tn The meaning of סוֹד (sod) is “confidence.” In the context the implication is “secret counsel” of the
[15:8] 2 tn In v. 4 the word meant “limit”; here it has a slightly different sense, namely, “to reserve for oneself.”
[15:11] 3 sn The word תַּנְחֻמוֹת (tankhumot) occurs here and only in Job 21:34. The words of comfort and consolation that they have been offering to Job are here said to be “of God.” But Job will call them miserable comforters (16:2).
[15:11] 4 tn The formula “is it too little for you” or “is it too slight a matter for you” is also found in Isa 7:13 (see GKC 430 §133.c).
[15:11] 5 tn The word “spoken” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation.
[28:28] 6 tc A number of medieval Hebrew manuscripts have YHWH (“
[28:28] 7 tc Many commentators delete this verse because (1) many read the divine name Yahweh (translated “