34:2 “Listen to my words, you wise men;
hear 1 me, you learned men. 2
34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. 3
Far be it from 4 God to do wickedness,
from the Almighty to do evil.
34:34 Men of understanding say to me –
any wise man listening to me says –
1 tn Heb “give ear to me.”
2 tn The Hebrew word means “the men who know,” and without a complement it means “to possess knowledge.”
3 tn Heb “men of heart.” The “heart” is used for the capacity to understand and make the proper choice. It is often translated “mind.”
4 tn For this construction, see Job 27:5.