Job 29:9
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
— Job 29:9, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
American Standard Version (ASV)
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.