Ayub 21:12

21:12 They sing ¹  to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp,

and make merry to the sound of the flute.

Ayub 21:14

21:14 So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us!

We do not want to ²  know your ways. ³ 

[21:12]  ¹ tn The verb is simply “they take up [or lift up],” but the understood object is “their voices,” and so it means “they sing.”

[21:14]  ² tn The absence of the preposition before the complement adds greater vividness to the statement: “and knowing your ways – we do not desire.”

[21:14]  ³ sn Contrast Ps 25:4, which affirms that walking in God’s ways means to obey God’s will – the Torah.