And Job continued speaking:
Your wise sayings are worth no more than ashes, and your arguments are as weak as clay.
Job continued to speak:
I will pay attention to a wise saying; I will explain my riddle on the harp.
I will speak using stories; I will tell secret things from long ago.
A wise saying spoken by a fool is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.
when Balaam gave them this message: “Balak brought me here from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern mountains. Balak said, ‘Come, put a curse on the people of Jacob for me. Come, call down evil on the people of Israel.’
Then Balaam gave this message: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of a man who sees clearly;
and he gave this message: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of a man who sees clearly;