“Job, if you were really wise,\par you wouldn‘t answer with\par your worthless personal opinions!\par A wise man would not be so full\par of hot air.\par
Job 16:3 - Easy To Read Version Your long speeches never end!\par Why do you continue arguing?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall vain words have an end? Or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Will your futile words of wind have no end? Or what makes you so bold to answer [me like this]? American Standard Version (1901) Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? Common English Bible Will windy talk ever cease; what bothers you that you must argue? Catholic Public Domain Version Will there be no end to windy words? Or is it at all a burden to you, if you speak? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall windy words have no end? Or is it any trouble to thee to speak? |
“Job, if you were really wise,\par you wouldn‘t answer with\par your worthless personal opinions!\par A wise man would not be so full\par of hot air.\par
You insulted us with your answers!\par But I am wise, I know how to answer you.\par
You have seen God’s power\par with your own eyes.\par So why do you say such useless things?\par
Do you plan to criticize me?\par Will you speak more tiring words?\par
“How long will you talk like that?\par Your words blow like a strong wind.\par
None of the Pharisees could answer Jesus’ question. And after that day no person was brave enough to ask Jesus any more questions \{to try to trick him\}.
An elder {\cf2\super [7]} must \{be able to show that those people are wrong and\} stop them from talking \{about those worthless things\}. Those people are destroying whole families by teaching things that they should not teach. They teach those things only to cheat people and make money.
And your teaching should be clearly right so that you cannot be criticized. Then any person who is against you will be ashamed because he has nothing bad that he can say against us.
The same thing happened every year. Every time their family went to the Lord’s house at Shiloh, Peninnah made Hannah upset. One day Elkanah was giving sacrifices. [7] Hannah became upset and began to cry. Hannah would not eat anything.