to find in the phrase “he hallowed them” an anticipatory statement that is immediately thereafter amplified. In the Book of Job, sacrifice is, surprisingly, not considered as a means of communication with the deity—apart from this passage and 42:8. The nearest approach to such actions is the reference made by Eliphaz to the paying of one’s vows (22:27). But in general, as Job’s account of his innocent life silently testifies, relationship with God is principally a matter of right behavior and not