Chapter 28 – FAMILIA MUNDIAL
1 [1-28] Note the changed order of verses; Job 28:4 is uncertain. This chapter contains a beautifully vivid description of that Wisdom which is beyond the attainment of creatures; known only to God, it is reflected in the order and majesty of his creation. Man, however, can, in a way, participate in this Wisdom by fearing the LORD and avoiding evil. Scholars are not agreed regarding the authorship of this poem, though it is altogether worthy of the author of the Book of Job. Used here as a counterpoise to Job 3 at the beginning of the dialogue, it may have been first conceived as an independent poem.
2 [16] Ophir: cf note to ⇒ Psalm 45:9.
3 [22] (22)Abaddon: cf note to ⇒ Job 26:6.