Job 33:24

33:24 and if ¹  God ²  is gracious to him and says,

‘Spare ³  him from going down

to the place of corruption,

I have found a ransom for him,’ ⁴ 

Job 36:18

36:18 Be careful that ⁵  no one entices you with riches;

do not let a large bribe ⁶  turn you aside.

[33:24]  ¹ tn This verse seems to continue the protasis begun in the last verse, with the apodosis coming in the next verse.

[33:24]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:24]  ³ tc The verb is either taken as an anomalous form of פָּדַע (pada’, “to rescue; to redeem,” or “to exempt him”), or it is emended to some similar word, like פָּרַע (para’, “to let loose,” so Wright).

[33:24]  ⁴ sn This verse and v. 28 should be compared with Ps 49:7-9, 15 (8-10, 16 HT) where the same basic vocabulary and concepts are employed.

[36:18]  ⁵ tn The first expression is idiomatic: the text says, “because wrath lest it entice you” – thus, beware.

[36:18]  ⁶ tn The word is כֹּפֶר (kofer), often translated “ransom,” but frequently in the sense of a bribe.