Job 15:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Should a wise man utter such windy knowledge [as we have just heard] and fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]? American Standard Version (1901) Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind? Common English Bible Will the wise respond with windy knowledge and fill their belly with the east wind? Catholic Public Domain Version Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking wind, and will he fill his stomach with fire? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat? |
Should he argue with useless talk or with words that serve no good purpose?
Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
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.
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.
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.
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.