Ayub 32:8

32:8 But it is a spirit in people,

the breath ¹  of the Almighty,

that makes them understand.

Ayub 33:12

33:12 Now in this, you are not right – I answer you, ² 

for God is greater than a human being. ³ 

[32:8]  ¹ tn This is the word נְשָׁמָה (nÿshamah, “breath”); according to Gen 2:7 it was breathed into Adam to make him a living person (“soul”). With that divine impartation came this spiritual understanding. Some commentators identify the רוּחַ (ruakh) in the first line as the Spirit of God; this “breath” would then be the human spirit. Whether Elihu knew that much, however, is hard to prove.

[33:12]  ² tn The meaning of this verb is “this is my answer to you.”

[33:12]  ³ tc The LXX has “he that is above men is eternal.” Elihu is saying that God is far above Job’s petty problems.