For the years that lie ahead are few, ¹  and then I will go on the way of no return. ² 

biblegateway Job 16:22

"For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.

For only a few years will pass before I go the way of no return.

because in a few short years I will take the path of no return.

biblegateway Job 16:22

"Only a few years will pass before I go on the journey of no return.

For when a few years have come I shall go the way from which I shall not return.

bibleoremus Job 16:22

For when a few years have come, I shall go the way from which I shall not return.

For there are but few years to come before I take the road from which there is no return.

biblegateway Job 16:22

For when a few years are finished, I shall go the way of no return.

When a few years are come, then I shall go the way [whence] I shall not return.

biblegateway Job 16:22

For the years that lie ahead are few, ¹  and then I will go on the way of no return. ² 

¹ tn The expression is “years of number,” meaning that they can be counted, and so “the years are few.” The verb simply means “comes” or “lie ahead.”

² tn The verbal expression “I will not return” serves here to modify the journey that he will take. It is “the road [of] I will not return.”