Job 29:24 Commentary: Rashi

אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Rashi on Job

they would not believe it that I was jesting with them, because of my esteem[ed position].
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Rashi on Job

and they would not cast down the light of my countenance They were afraid to get near me and to become familiar with me.
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