Verse Comparison: Job 15:2
American Standard Version
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
Amplified® Bible
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]?
Contemporary English Version
Job, if you had any sense,
Darby English Version
Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind,
Good News Bible
(SEE 15:1)
King James Version
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
New American Standard Bible
"Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill himself with the east wind?
New International Version
"Would a wise man answer with empty notions
or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
New King James Version
“Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill himself with the east wind?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill himself with the east wind?
Revised Standard Version
"Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?
Young's Literal Translation
Doth a wise man answer `with' vain knowledge? And fill `with' an east wind his belly?