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Job 32:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.


Job 32:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 32:138 words
HebrewMeaning
פֶּןpen
lestconjH6435
that...not
תֹּ֣֭אמְרוּtōʾmərw
you should sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
מָצָ֣אנוּmāṣāʾnw
we have foundverbH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
חָכְמָ֑הḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
אֵ֖לʾēl
GodnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
יִדְּפֶ֣/נּוּyidəpenw
let him drive about himverbH5086
to and fro) · thrust down · shaken · tossed to and fro
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אִֽישׁʾiyš
a humannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 32:13

But, as I see, there is no one of you who can convince Job, and reply to his words. Lest ye should perchance say, We have found out wisdom; God hath cast him down, not man. Heretics, from the fact that they are wont to appear contemptible even to men, when they behold Holy Church reverenced by well-nigh all nations, endeavour to impugn the opinion entertained of her by every possible objection; and say that she enjoys all abundance of temporal goods, because the gifts of…

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 23 §14
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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