1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2. Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?
3. Should he argue with useless talkor with words that serve no good purpose?
4. But you even undermine the fear of Godand hinder meditation before Him.
5. Your iniquity teaches you what to say,and you choose the language of the crafty.
6. Your own mouth condemns you, not I;your own lips testify against you.
7. Were you the first person ever born,or were you brought forth before the hills?
8. Do you listen in on the council of God,or have a monopoly on wisdom?