Job 21:14

21:14 So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us!

We do not want to ¹  know your ways. ² 

Job 22:17

22:17 They were saying to God, ‘Turn away from us,’

and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’ ³ 

Job 23:15

23:15 That is why I am terrified in his presence;

when I consider, I am afraid because of him.

Job 32:4

32:4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking ⁴  to Job, because the others ⁵  were older than he was.

¹ tn The absence of the preposition before the complement adds greater vividness to the statement: “and knowing your ways – we do not desire.”

² sn Contrast Ps 25:4, which affirms that walking in God’s ways means to obey God’s will – the Torah.

³ tn The form in the text is “to them.” The LXX and the Syriac versions have “to us.”

⁵ tc This reading requires repointing the word בִּדְבָרִים (bidbarim, “with words”) to בְּדָבְּרָם (bÿdabbÿram, “while they spoke [with Job]”). If the MT is retained, it would mean “he waited for Job with words,” which while understandable is awkward.

⁶ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the other friends) has been specified in the translation for clarity.