561 B
561 B
in the ripeness of my days
Job speaks of when he was young and strong as if his days were the time when the harvest is ripe. Alternate translation: "when I was young and strong" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
when the friendship of God was on my tent
The abstract noun "friendship" can be expressed with the noun "friend." The word "tent" represents Job's home. Alternate translation: "when God was my friend and protected my home" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)