Job 15:11

15:11 Are God’s consolations ¹  too trivial for you; ² 

or a word spoken ³  in gentleness to you?

Job 32:22

32:22 for I do not know how to give honorary titles, ⁴ 

if I did, ⁵  my Creator would quickly do away with me. ⁶ 

[15:11]  ¹ sn The word תַּנְחֻמוֹת (tankhumot) occurs here and only in Job 21:34. The words of comfort and consolation that they have been offering to Job are here said to be “of God.” But Job will call them miserable comforters (16:2).

[15:11]  ² tn The formula “is it too little for you” or “is it too slight a matter for you” is also found in Isa 7:13 (see GKC 430 §133.c).

[15:11]  ³ tn The word “spoken” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation.

[32:22]  ⁴ tn The construction uses a perfect verb followed by the imperfect. This is a form of subordination equivalent to a complementary infinitive (see GKC 385-86 §120.c).

[32:22]  ⁵ tn The words “if I did” are supplied in the translation to make sense out of the two clauses.

[32:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “quickly carry me away.”