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