she.mets denotes a slight or quietly received communication, set against what is far greater or harder to grasp.

The two verses portray she.mets as something slight or quietly received: a small communication heard by the ear and a limited report of God's ways beside incomprehensible might.

1. A slight or quietly received communication · dominant

   In Job 4:12, the absolute singular noun occurs as the speaker's ear receives a small communication after a word is brought to him; the APB renders the clause "my ear received a whisper of it." In Job 26:14, the construct singular noun qualifies what is heard concerning God's ways, while the verse contrasts that limited hearing with the thunder of his might; the APB renders "how small a whisper of a word is heard of him!"

   Job 4:12Job 26:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "a whisper" in both verses, once as something received by the ear and once as a small report heard of God. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without fixing a separate English equivalent for each form.