27:5 I will never 1 declare that you three 2 are in the right;
until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
31:40 then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat,
and in place of barley, weeds!” 3
The words of Job are ended.
1 tn The text uses חָלִילָה לִּי (khalilah li) meaning “far be it from me,” or more strongly, something akin to “sacrilege.”
2 tn In the Hebrew text “you” is plural – a reference to Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad. To make this clear, “three” is supplied in the translation.
3 tn The word בָּאְשָׁה (bo’shah, from בָּאַשׁ [ba’as, “to have a foul smell”]) must refer to foul smelling weeds.