Will a wise man make answer with knowledge of no value, or will he give birth to the east wind?
The same things are in my mind as in yours; I am equal to you.
And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,
Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.
How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.
Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.
The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.