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

Surely thou hast cast off [a]fear, and restrainest prayer before God:

For thy mouth declareth thine iniquity, seeing thou hast chosen the [b]tongue of the crafty.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:4 He chargeth Job as though his talk caused men to cast off the fear of God, and prayer.
  2. Job 15:5 Thou speakest as do the mockers and contemners of God.

Would they argue with useless words,
    with speeches that have no value?(A)
But you even undermine piety
    and hinder devotion to God.(B)
Your sin(C) prompts your mouth;(D)
    you adopt the tongue of the crafty.(E)

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Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:4 Hebrew lacks of God