Ayub 6:12

6:12 Is my strength like that of stones? ¹ 

or is my flesh made of bronze?

Ayub 9:19

9:19 If it is a matter of strength, ² 

most certainly ³  he is the strong one!

And if it is a matter of justice,

he will say, ‘Who will summon me?’ ⁴ 

Ayub 27:4

27:4 my ⁵  lips will not speak wickedness,

and my tongue will whisper ⁶  no deceit.

[6:12]  ¹ sn The questions imply negative answers. Job is saying that it would take great strength to hold up under these afflictions, but he is only flesh and bone. The sufferings have almost completely overwhelmed him. To endure all of this to the end he would need a strength he does not have.

[9:19]  ² tn The MT has only “if of strength.”

[9:19]  ³ tn “Most certainly” translates the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh).

[9:19]  ⁴ tn The question could be taken as “who will summon me?” (see Jer 49:19 and 50:44). This does not make immediate sense. Some have simply changed the suffix to “who will summon him.” If the MT is retained, then supplying something like “he will say” could make the last clause fit the whole passage. Another option is to take it as “Who will reveal it to me?” – i.e., Job could be questioning his friends’ qualifications for being God’s emissaries to bring God’s charges against him (cf. KJV, NKJV; and see 10:2 where Job uses the same verb in the Hiphil to request that God reveal what his sin has been that has led to his suffering).

[9:19]  sn Job is saying that whether it is a trial of strength or an appeal to justice, he is unable to go against God.

[27:4]  ⁵ tn The verse begins with אִם (’im), the formula used for the content of the oath (“God lives…if I do/do not…”). Thus, the content of the oath proper is here in v. 4.

[27:4]  ⁶ tn The verb means “to utter; to mumble; to meditate.” The implication is that he will not communicate deceitful things, no matter how quiet or subtle.