## he as judge ##

"He" is God who is the judge.

## or like someone...him in court? ##

<b>or like someone...him in court?</b> Job compares one person tricking another person to his friends giving a false account to God about God himself. He asks this as a question to give emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## secretly showed favoritism to him ##

AT: "God will surely scold you for your behavior if you try to show him secret favors."