Job 34:14

Modern

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

Traditional

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Literal

If He should set His heart to it, gathering His Spirit and His breath to Himself,

Latin

Si direxerit ad eum cor suum, spiritum illius et flatum ad se trahet.

Hebrew

English

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

The passage connects three ideas to the belief that God can do no wrong (34:10, 12):

God rewards or punishes people based on their actions (34:11);
As the creator, God does not have to answer to anyone (34:13).
Every living being relies on God for life. God can take life away without being wrong (34:14–15; compare Romans 9:19–29).

Psalm 104:29
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Job 7:17
What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
Job 9:4
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Isaiah 24:22
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.