22:2 “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit?
Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable? 1
30:2 Moreover, the strength of their 2 hands –
what use was it to me?
Men whose strength 3 had perished;
1 tn Some do not take this to be parallel to the first colon, taking this line as a statement, but the parallel expressions here suggest the question is repeated.
2 tn The reference is to the fathers of the scorners, who are here regarded as weak and worthless.
3 tn The word כֶּלַח (kelakh) only occurs in Job 5:26; but the Arabic cognate gives this meaning “strength.” Others suggest כָּלַח (kalakh, “old age”), ֹכּל־חַיִל (kol-khayil, “all vigor”), כֹּל־לֵחַ (kol-leakh, “all freshness”), and the like. But there is no reason for such emendation.