Ayub 20:25

20:25 When he pulls it out ¹  and it comes out of his back,

the gleaming point ²  out of his liver,

terrors come over him.

Ayub 31:7

31:7 If my footsteps have strayed from the way,

if my heart has gone after my eyes, ³ 

or if anything ⁴  has defiled my hands,

[20:25]  ¹ tn The MT has “he draws out [or as a passive, “it is drawn out/forth”] and comes [or goes] out of his back.” For the first verb שָׁלַף (shalaf, “pull, draw”), many commentators follow the LXX and use שֶׁלַח (shelakh, “a spear”). It then reads “and a shaft comes out of his back,” a sword flash comes out of his liver.” But the verse could also be a continuation of the preceding.

[20:25]  ² tn Possibly a reference to lightnings.

[31:7]  ³ sn The meaning is “been led by what my eyes see.”

[31:7]  ⁴ tc The word מֻאוּם (mu’um) could be taken in one of two ways. One reading is to represent מוּם (mum, “blemish,” see the Masorah); the other is for מְאוּמָה (mÿ’umah, “anything,” see the versions and the Kethib). Either reading fits the passage.