the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;

biblegateway Job 29:9

"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

Princes held back their words and put their hands over their mouths.

biblegateway Job 29:9

the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

bibleoremus Job 29:9

the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;

men in authority broke off their talk and put their hands to their lips;

biblegateway Job 29:9

The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;

The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

biblegateway Job 29:9