28:21 For 1 it has been hidden
from the eyes of every living creature,
and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
28:22 Destruction 2 and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’ 3
28:23 God understands the way to it,
and he alone knows its place.
1 tn The vav on the verb is unexpressed in the LXX. It should not be overlooked, for it introduces a subordinate clause of condition (R. Gordis, Job, 310).
2 tn Heb “Abaddon.”
3 tn Heb “heard a report of it,” which means a report of its location, thus “where it can be found.”