Job 15:1-13

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2“Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

3Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good?

4Yes, you cast off fear, And restrain prayer before God.

5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty.

6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.

7“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you made before the hills?

8Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

9What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in us?

10Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Much older than your father.

11Are the consolations of God too small for you, And the word spoken gently with you?

12Why does your heart carry you away, And what do your eyes wink at,

13That you turn your spirit against God, And let such words go out of your mouth?