Job 15:1-13

1Then Eliphaz from Teman replied ⌞to Job⌟,

2“Should a wise person answer with endless details and fill his stomach with the east wind?

3Should he argue with words that don’t help, with speeches that don’t help ⌞anyone⌟?

4Yes, you destroy the fear ⌞of God⌟ and diminish devotion to God.

5Your sin teaches you what to say. You choose ⌞to talk with⌟ a sly tongue.

6Your ⌞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⌟?

8Did you listen in on God’s council meeting and receive a monopoly on wisdom?

9What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t?

10Both the old and the gray-haired are among us. They are older than your father.

11Isn’t God’s comfort enough for you, even when gently spoken to you?

12Why have your emotions carried you away? Why do your eyes flash

13when you turn against God and spit these words out of your mouth?