Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Secret - rather, 'Wast thou a listener in the secret council х bªcowd (H5475)] of God?' The Hebrew means properly the cushions on which a divan of councilors in the East usually sit. God's servants are admitted to God's secrete (Psalms 25:14; Genesis 18:17; John 15:15).
Restrain - rather didst thou take away, or borrow, thence (namely, from the Divine Secret Council) thy wisdom. The Hebrew is the stone as in Job 15:4 х gaara` (H1639)]: there it meant 'detract;' here, 'didst thou attract to thyself thence wisdom?' Eliphaz in this (Job 15:8-9) retorts Job's words, upon himself (Job 12:2-3; Job 13:2).