7:11 “Therefore, 1 I will not refrain my mouth; 2
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain 3 in the bitterness of my soul.
34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. 4
Far be it from 5 God to do wickedness,
from the Almighty to do evil.
1 tn “Also I” has been rendered frequently as “therefore,” introducing a conclusion. BDB 168-69 s.v. גַמּ lists Ps 52:7 [5] as a parallel, but it also could be explained as an adversative.
2 sn “Mouth” here is metonymical for what he says – he will not withhold his complaints. Peake notes that in this section Job comes very close to doing what Satan said he would do. If he does not curse God to his face, he certainly does cast off restraints to his lament. But here Job excuses himself in advance of the lament.
3 tn The verb is not limited to mental musing; it is used for pouring out a complaint or a lament (see S. Mowinckel, “The Verb siah and the Nouns siah, siha,” ST 15 [1961]: 1-10).
4 tn Heb “men of heart.” The “heart” is used for the capacity to understand and make the proper choice. It is often translated “mind.”
5 tn For this construction, see Job 27:5.