'Men' in the Bible

He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia).

“Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,When deep sleep falls on men,

“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You,O Watcher of mankind?Why have You set me as a target for You,So that I am a burden to myself?

“Should your boasts and babble silence men?And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?

“For He recognizes and knows false and worthless men,And He sees wickedness, will He not consider it?

“He makes priests walk barefoot,And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.

“Oh, that you would be completely silent,And that silence would be your wisdom!

So man lies down and does not rise [again].Until the heavens are no longer,The dead will not awake nor be raised from their sleep.

What wise men have [freely] told,And have not hidden [anything passed on to them] from their fathers,

“The upright will be [astonished and] appalled at this,And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless and polluted.

“All the men of my council hate me;Those I love have turned against me.

“Will you keep to the ancient pathThat wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],

Men who were snatched away before their time,Whose foundations were poured out like a river?

“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].

“From the [populous and crowded] city men groan,And the souls of the wounded cry out for help;Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them].

“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;Their portion is cursed on the earth;They do not turn toward the vineyards.

“People will clap their hands at him [to mock and ridicule him]And hiss him out of his place.

“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live,[In places] forgotten by the [human] foot;They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.

The young men saw me and hid themselves,The aged arose and stood [respectfully];

“They listened to me and waitedAnd kept silent for my counsel.

“Indeed, how could the strength of their hands profit me?Vigor had perished from them.

“They are driven from the community;They shout after them as after a thief.

“I assure you, the men of my tent have said,‘Who can find one [in need] who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

“Have I concealed my transgressions like Adam or like other men,By hiding my wickedness in my bosom,

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes [and could not be persuaded otherwise by them].

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, he burned with anger.

“But there is [a vital force and] a spirit [of intelligence] in man,And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“For God speaks once,And even twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].

“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],When deep sleep falls on menWhile slumbering upon the bed,

Then He opens the ears of menAnd seals their instruction,

“He sings out to other men,‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,And it was not proper for me!

“Hear my words, you wise men,And listen to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.

Who goes in company with those who do evilAnd walks with wicked men?

“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,And from the Almighty to do wrong.

“He breaks mighty men without inquiry,And sets others in their place.

“He strikes them like the wickedIn a public place,

“Men of understanding will tell me,Indeed, every wise man who hears me [will agree],

‘Job ought to be tried to the limitBecause he answers like wicked men!

“The people cry out, but He does not answerBecause of the pride of evil men.

“Remember that you should magnify God’s work,Of which men have sung.

“All men have seen God’s work;Man looks at it from a distance.

“God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

“Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded],When the wind has passed and cleared them.

“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

“Men therefore fear Him;He does not regard nor respect any who are wise in heart [in their own understanding and conceit].”

“He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;He goes out to meet the weapons [of armed men].