Job 21:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. lay ... hand upon ... mouth-- ( ; ). So the heathen god of silence was pictured with his hand on his mouth. There was enough in Job's case to awe them into silence ( ).

‏ Job 21:5

5. lay ... hand upon ... mouth--(Pr 30:32; Jud 18:19). So the heathen god of silence was pictured with his hand on his mouth. There was enough in Job's case to awe them into silence (Job 17:8).