Ayub 18:12

18:12 Calamity is ¹  hungry for him, ² 

and misfortune is ready at his side. ³ 

Ayub 35:14

35:14 How much less, then,

when you say that you do not perceive him,

that the case is before him

and you are waiting for him! ⁴ 

[18:12]  ¹ tn The jussive is occasionally used without its normal sense and only as an imperfect (see GKC 323 §109.k).

[18:12]  ² tn There are a number of suggestions for אֹנוֹ (’ono). Some take it as “vigor”: thus “his strength is hungry.” Others take it as “iniquity”: thus “his iniquity/trouble is hungry.”

[18:12]  ³ tn The expression means that misfortune is right there to destroy him whenever there is the opportunity.

[35:14]  ⁴ sn The point is that if God does not listen to those who do not turn to him, how much less likely is he to turn to one who complains against him.