“No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
I hear censure that insults me, and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
But you, come on again, all of you, and I shall not find a wise man among you.
Since you have closed their hearts to understanding, therefore you will not let them triumph.
“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man!
and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
“Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right?
Then Job answered and said:
How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!