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35 They conceive[a] trouble and bring forth evil;
their belly[b] prepares deception.”

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  1. Job 15:35 tn Infinitives absolute are used in this verse in the place of finite verbs. They lend a greater vividness to the description, stressing the basic meaning of the words.
  2. Job 15:35 tn At the start of the speech Eliphaz said Job’s belly was filled with the wind; now it is there that he prepares deception. This inclusio frames the speech.

35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

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35 They conceive trouble(A) and give birth to evil;(B)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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