“Should (A)a wise man answer with (B)windy knowledge,
    and fill his (C)belly with (D)the east wind?
Should he argue in unprofitable talk,
    or in words with which he can do no good?
But you are doing away with the fear of God[a]
    and hindering meditation before God.
For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
    and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
Your (E)own mouth condemns you, and not I;
    (F)your own lips testify against you.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:4 Hebrew lacks of God

“Would a wise person answer with empty notions
    or fill their belly with the hot east wind?(A)
Would they argue with useless words,
    with speeches that have no value?(B)
But you even undermine piety
    and hinder devotion to God.(C)
Your sin(D) prompts your mouth;(E)
    you adopt the tongue of the crafty.(F)
Your own mouth condemns you, not mine;
    your own lips testify against you.(G)

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