Others understand, snow.

Others translate, trial.

Or, He.

Job thought that he could not win his case, even though he was righteous and perfect (vv. 15, 20-21), because God is mighty and does not turn back His anger in His judgment (vv. 13-24). Here Job had a wrong concept, thinking that God was dealing with him in anger. However, God’s dealing with Job was not God’s anger but God’s good pleasure (Eph. 1:5, 9). It was not God’s judging but God’s stripping, consuming, and tearing down that He might rebuild Job with Himself.

A sea monster spoken of in ancient narratives (cf. Job 26:12; Isa. 51:9).

The events in vv. 5-7 must have happened in the preadamic world, at the time God judged the heavens and the earth because of the rebellion of Satan and his followers (see note Gen. 1:2¹, note Isa. 14:13¹ and note Isa. 14:15¹).