"Howlongwill you saythesethings,And the wordsof your mouthbe a mightywind?
So He said,"Goforthand standon the mountainbeforethe LORD."And behold,the LORDwas passingby! And a greatand strongwindwas rendingthe mountainsand breakingin piecesthe rocksbeforethe LORD;[but] the LORD[was] not in the wind.And afterthe windan earthquake,[but] the LORD[was] not in the earthquake.
"Should a wisemananswerwith windyknowledgeAnd fillhimselfwith the eastwind?
"Is there [no] limitto windywords?Orwhatplaguesyou that you answer?
"Howlongwill you huntfor words?Showunderstandingand thenwe can talk.
"Do you intendto reprove[my] words,When the wordsof one in despairbelong to the wind?
"Would that Godwere willingto crushme, That He would looseHis handand cutme off!
"ThereforeI will not restrainmy mouth;I will speakin the anguishof my spirit,I will complainin the bitternessof my soul.
Then Bildadthe Shuhiteanswered,
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
Pharaoh'sservantssaidto him, "Howlongwill thisman be a snareto us? Letthe mengo,that they may servethe LORDtheir God.Do you not realizethat Egyptis destroyed?"
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
"The prophetsare [as] wind,And the wordis not in them. Thusit will be doneto them!"
