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Job’s Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad

26 Then Job spoke again:

“How you have helped the powerless!
    How you have saved the weak!
How you have enlightened my stupidity!
    What wise advice you have offered!
Where have you gotten all these wise sayings?
    Whose spirit speaks through you?

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Sarcasm

26 Then Job said:

How well you have helped the weak,
        saved those with frail arms,
    advised one lacking wisdom,
        informed many with insight!
With whom have you spoken;[a]
    whose breath was expelled from you?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 26:4 Or told words