Job 35:8

35:8 Your wickedness affects only ¹  a person like yourself,

and your righteousness only other people. ² 

Job 34:8

34:8 He goes about ³  in company ⁴  with evildoers,

he goes along ⁵  with wicked men. ⁶ 

Job 34:10

God is Not Unjust

34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. ⁷ 

Far be it from ⁸  God to do wickedness,

from the Almighty to do evil.

[35:8]  ¹ tn The phrase “affects only” is supplied in the translation of this nominal sentence.

[35:8]  ² tn Heb “and to [or for] a son of man, your righteousness.”

[34:8]  ³ tn The perfect verb with the vav (ו) consecutive carries the sequence forward from the last description.

[34:8]  ⁴ tn The word חֶבְרַה (khevrah, “company”) is a hapax legomenon. But its meaning is clear enough from the connections to related words and this context as well.

[34:8]  ⁵ tn The infinitive construct with the ל (lamed) preposition may continue the clause with the finite verb (see GKC 351 §114.p).

[34:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “men of wickedness”; the genitive is attributive (= “wicked men”).

[34:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “men of heart.” The “heart” is used for the capacity to understand and make the proper choice. It is often translated “mind.”

[34:10]  ⁶ tn For this construction, see Job 27:5.