By saying that he escaped with the skin of something that apparently has no skin, Job might have been saying that he escaped with practically nothing.
Kas ar to domāts? Tā kā zobiem, cik redzams, ādas nemaz nav, ar šo frāzi Ījabs, iespējams, norādīja, ka viņam nav palicis nekas cits kā tikai kailā dzīvība.