Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?
Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
Everything you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
Should he argue with useless talk or with words that serve no good purpose?
The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth; it adds learning to his speech. ,
As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; he will take nothing for his efforts that he can carry in his hands.
The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions.