Ayub 15:29

15:29 He will not grow rich,

and his wealth will not endure,

nor will his possessions ¹  spread over the land.

Ayub 36:19

36:19 Would your wealth ²  sustain you,

so that you would not be in distress, ³ 

even all your mighty efforts? ⁴ 

[15:29]  ¹ tn This word מִנְלָם (minlam) also is a hapax legomenon, although almost always interpreted to mean “possession” (with Arabic manal) and repointed as מְנֹלָם (mÿnolam). M. Dahood further changes “earth” to the netherworld, and interprets it to mean “his possessions will not go down to the netherworld (“Value of Ugaritic for Textual Criticism,” Bib 40 [1959]: 164-66). Others suggest it means “ear of grain,” either from the common word for “ears of grain” or a hapax legomenon in Deuteronomy 23:26 [25].

[36:19]  ² tn The form in the MT is “your cry (for help).” See J. E. Hartley (Job [NICOT], 472-73) and E. Dhorme (Job, 547-48) on the difficulties.

[36:19]  ³ tn This part has only two words לֹא בְצָר (lo’ bÿtsar, “not in distress”). The negated phrase serves to explain the first colon.

[36:19]  ⁴ tc For the many suggestions and the reasoning here, see the commentaries.