15 1 Eliphaz reprehendeth Job, because he ascribeth wisdom and pureness to himself. 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on the wicked, reckoning Job to be one of the number.

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Shall a wise man speak words of the [a]wind? and fill his belly [b]with the East wind?

Shall he dispute with words not comely? or with talk that is not profitable?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:2 That is, vain words, and without consolation?
  2. Job 15:2 Meaning, with matters that are of none importance, which are forgotten as soon as they are uttered, as the East wind drieth up the moisture as soon as it falleth.

Eliphaz

15 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:

“Would a wise person answer with empty notions
    or fill their belly with the hot east wind?(B)
Would they argue with useless words,
    with speeches that have no value?(C)

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