30:7 Two things 1 I ask from you; 2
do not refuse me before I die:
1 sn Wisdom literature often groups things in twos and fours, or in other numerical arrangements (e.g., Amos 1:3–2:6; Job 5:19; Prov 6:16-19).
2 tn Assuming that the contents of vv. 7-9 are a prayer, several English versions have supplied a vocative phrase: “O