OET interlinear JOB 12:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝⁠עִמָּ⁠כֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה

no_doubt that/for/because/then/when you_all people and,with,you_all you(ms)_will_die wisdom

For emphasis, Job is saying the opposite of what he means. If a speaker of your language would not do this, in your translation you could indicate what Job actually means. Alternate translation: “You are speaking as if you were the people and as if wisdom would die with you, but that is not true”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם

you_all people

As the General Notes to this chapter discuss, the word you is plural here and in the next two verses because Job is referring to his three friends. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction. Other languages may have other ways to indicate the plural reference. Alternate translation: “the three of you are the people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם

you_all people

Job could be saying (while meaning the opposite): (1) that his three friends are so wise that their opinion is the one that really matters. Alternate translation: “you are the people whose opinion matters” (2) that in their counsel, his three friends are embodying the collective wisdom of their people. Alternate translation: “you have expressed the wisdom of our whole people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ֝⁠עִמָּ⁠כֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה

and,with,you_all you(ms)_will_die wisdom

Job is speaking of wisdom as if it were a living thing that could die. He is saying (while meaning the opposite) that his friends are the only people who are truly wise and so there will be no wisdom left on earth once they die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and indeed, you are the only wise people on earth”