Job 15:1-13

GOD’S WORD Translation

² “Should a wise person answer with endless details
and fill his stomach with the east wind?
³ Should he argue with words that don’t help,
with speeches that don’t help ⌞anyone⌟?
⁴ Yes, you destroy the fear ⌞of God⌟
and diminish devotion to God.
⁵ Your sin teaches you what to say.
You choose ⌞to talk with⌟ a sly tongue.
⁶ Your ⌞own⌟ mouth condemns you, not I.
Your lips testify against you.

⁷ “Were you the first human to be born?
Were you delivered before the hills ⌞existed⌟?
⁸ Did you listen in on God’s council meeting
and receive a monopoly on wisdom?
⁹ What do you know that we don’t know?
What do you understand that we don’t?
¹⁰ Both the old and the gray-haired are among us.
They are older than your father.
¹¹ Isn’t God’s comfort enough for you,
even when gently spoken to you?
¹² Why have your emotions carried you away?
Why do your eyes flash
¹³ when you turn against God
and spit these words out of your mouth?