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Job 15:2-4
Authorized (King James) Version
Job 15:2-4
Authorized (King James) Version
2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge,
and fill his belly with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk?
or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou castest off fear,
and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 15:2-4
New International Version
Job 15:2-4
New International Version
Job 15:2-4
New King James Version
Job 15:2-4
New King James Version
2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill [a]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 restrain [b]prayer before God.
Job 15:2-4
English Standard Version
Job 15:2-4
English Standard Version
2 “Should (A)a wise man answer with (B)windy knowledge,
and fill his (C)belly with (D)the east wind?
3 Should he argue in unprofitable talk,
or in words with which he can do no good?
4 But you are doing away with the fear of God[a]
and hindering meditation before God.
Footnotes
- Job 15:4 Hebrew lacks of God
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