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כִּֽי־֭חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ֣ בְסָ֑פֶק וְרָב־֝כֹּ֗פֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃ (Job 36:18) For wrath lest it entice you into doubt, and abundance of ransom do not let it turn you aside Why the Stems Matter Here This verse sits within Elihu’s discourse, a caution to Job against being pulled off course—whether by the consuming power of anger or by the deceptive weight of wealth. Both dangers are portrayed with verbs in the Hiphil, the causative stem. The grammar makes wrath and ransom into active agents that pressure Job, rather than neutral realities he simply observes.… Learn Hebrew