Ayub 29:7

29:7 When I went out to the city gate

and secured my seat in the public square, ¹ 

Ayub 29:9

29:9 the chief men refrained from talking

and covered their mouths with their hands;

[29:7]  ¹ sn In the public square. The area referred to here should not be thought of in terms of modern western dimensions. The wide space, plaza, or public square mentioned here is the open area in the gate complex where legal and business matters were conducted. The area could be as small as a few hundred square feet.