1 tn Adding “that” in the translation clarifies Elihu’s indirect citation of the wise individuals’ words.
2 tn The Hiphil infinitive construct is here functioning as a substantive. The word means “prudence; understanding.”
3 tc The MT reads אָבִי (’avi, “my father”), which makes no sense. Some follow the KJV and emend the word to make a verb “I desire” or use the noun “my desire of it.” Others follow an Arabic word meaning “entreat, I pray” (cf. ESV, “Would that Job were tried”). The LXX and the Syriac versions have “but” and “surely” respectively. Since this is the only
