34:11 For he repays a person for his work, 1
and according to the conduct of a person,
he causes the consequences to find him. 2
37:13 Whether it is for punishment 3 for his land,
or whether it is for mercy,
he causes it to find its mark. 4
1 tn Heb “for the work of man, he [= God] repays him.”
2 tn Heb “he causes it to find him.” The text means that God will cause a man to find (or receive) the consequences of his actions.
3 tn Heb “rod,” i.e., a rod used for punishment.
4 tn This is interpretive; Heb “he makes find it.” The lightning could be what is intended here, for it finds its mark. But R. Gordis (Job, 429) suggests man is the subject – let him find what it is for, i.e., the fate appropriate for him.