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Job 15:2
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Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly

1 Then aEliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 
2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill1 himself with the east wind? 
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
4 Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain1 prayer before God. 
5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of the crafty.
Verse Comparison: Job 15:2

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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?

New English Translation
“Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge,1 or fill his belly2 with the east wind?3


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