Job 15:2 - Tree of Life Version “Does a wise man answer with empty knowledge, or fill his belly with the 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? |
Does he argue with useless talk and words that have no value in them?
Do you intend to correct my words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?
“How long will you say these things? The words of your mouth are like a mighty wind.
A wise man’s heart teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
This too is a grievous wrong. Just as he came, so will he go, so what does he gain, from his toiling for the wind?
“Ephraim surrounded Me with lies and the house of Israel with deceit.” Though Judah roams restlessly with God, yet he is faithful with holy things.
Ephraim is grazing on wind and pursuing the east wind. All day he multiplies lies and ruin: making a pact with Assyria, while carrying oil to Egypt.
Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct let him show his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.