Job 15:34

15:34 For the company of the godless is barren, ¹ 

and fire ²  consumes the tents of those who accept bribes. ³ 

Job 22:20

22:20 ‘Surely our enemies ⁴  are destroyed,

and fire consumes their wealth.’

Job 31:16

31:16 If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, ⁵ 

or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

[15:34]  ¹ tn The LXX renders this line: “for death is the witness of an ungodly man. “Death” represents “barren/sterile,” and “witness” represents “assembly.”

[15:34]  ² sn This may refer to the fire that struck Job (cf. 1:16).

[15:34]  ³ tn Heb “the tents of bribery.” The word “bribery” can mean a “gift,” but most often in the sense of a bribe in court. It indicates that the wealth and the possessions that the wicked man has gained may have been gained unjustly.

[22:20]  ⁴ tc The word translated “our enemies” is found only here. The word means “hostility,” but used here as a collective for those who are hostile – “enemies.” Some commentators follow the LXX and read “possessions,” explaining its meaning and derivation in different ways. Gordis simply takes the word in the text and affirms that this is the meaning. On the other hand, to get this, E. Dhorme (Job, 336) repoints קִימָנוּ (qimanu) of the MT to יְקוּמַם (yÿqumam), arguing that יְקוּם (yÿqum) means “what exists [or has substance]” (although that is used of animals). He translates: “have not their possessions been destroyed.”

[31:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “kept the poor from [their] desire.”