Job 17:8-9

17:8 Upright men are appalled ¹  at this;

the innocent man is troubled ²  with the godless.

17:9 But the righteous man holds to his way,

and the one with clean hands grows stronger. ³ 

[17:8]  ¹ tn This verb שָׁמַם (shamam, “appalled”) is the one found in Isa 52:14, translated there “astonished.”

[17:8]  ² tn The verb means “to rouse oneself to excitement.” It naturally means “to be agitated; to be stirred up.”

[17:9]  ³ tn The last two words are the imperfect verb יֹסִיף (yosif) which means “he adds,” and the abstract noun “energy, strength.” This noun is not found elsewhere; its Piel verb occurs in Job 4:4 and 16:5. “he increases strength.”