Ayub 21:12

21:12 They sing ¹  to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp,

and make merry to the sound of the flute.

Ayub 22:19

22:19 The righteous see their destruction ²  and rejoice;

the innocent mock them scornfully, ³  saying,

[21:12]  ¹ tn The verb is simply “they take up [or lift up],” but the understood object is “their voices,” and so it means “they sing.”

[22:19]  ² tn The line is talking about the rejoicing of the righteous when judgment falls on the wicked. An object (“destruction”) has to be supplied here to clarify this (see Pss 52:6 [8]; 69:32 [33]; 107:42).

[22:19]  ³ sn In Ps 2:4 it was God who mocked the wicked by judging them.