1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2. “A wise person would not answer with empty wordsor fill his stomach with the hot east wind.
3. He would not argue with useless wordsor make speeches that have no value.
4. But you even destroy respect for Godand limit the worship of him.
5. Your sin teaches your mouth what to say;you use words to trick others.
6. It is your own mouth, not mine, that shows you are wicked;your own lips testify against you.
7. “You are not the first man ever born;you are not older than the hills.
8. You did not listen in on God’s secret council.But you limit wisdom to yourself.