38:18 Indeed 1 Sheol does not give you thanks;
death does not 2 praise you.
Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.
38:19 The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks,
as I do today.
A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
1 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
2 tn The negative particle is understood by ellipsis in this line. See GKC 483 §152.z.