Job 42:11

42:11 So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined ¹  with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver ²  and a gold ring. ³ 

Job 42:1

Job’s Confession

42:1 Then Job answered the Lord:

Job 12:3

12:3 I also have understanding ⁴  as well as you;

I am not inferior to you. ⁵ 

Who does not know such things as these? ⁶ 

Acts 20:33

20:33 I have desired ⁷  no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

[42:11]  ¹ tn Heb “ate bread.”

[42:11]  ² tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown.

[42:11]  ³ sn This gold ring was worn by women in the nose, or men and women in the ear.

[12:3]  ⁴ tn The word is literally “heart,” meaning a mind or understanding.

[12:3]  ⁵ tn Because this line is repeated in 13:2, many commentators delete it from this verse (as does the LXX). The Syriac translates נֹפֵל (nofel) as “little,” and the Vulgate “inferior.” Job is saying that he does not fall behind them in understanding.

[12:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “With whom are not such things as these?” The point is that everyone knows the things that these friends have been saying – they are commonplace.

[20:33]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “coveted.” BDAG 371 s.v. ἐπιθυμέω 1 has “to have a strong desire to do or secure someth., desire, long for w. gen. of the thing desired…silver, gold, clothing Ac 20:33.” The traditional term “covet” is not in common usage and difficult for many modern English readers to understand. The statement affirms Paul’s integrity. He was not doing this for personal financial gain.