OET interlinear JOB 21:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ

alike on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust (Some words not found in UHB: alike on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust lie_down and,a_maggot cover over,them )

Job is using the phrase lie down … in the dust to mean “die.” This is a poetic way of referring to death. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: [They both die and are buried]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ֝⁠רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: alike on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust lie_down and,a_maggot cover over,them )

Job is not referring to a specific worm. He means worms in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [and worms cover them both]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ֝⁠רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: alike on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in dust lie_down and,a_maggot cover over,them )

The implication of worms covering the bodies of these dead people is that the worms are eating their bodies. For clarity, you could indicate that in your. Alternate translation: [and worms eat their bodies]