Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

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“Would a wise person answer with empty notions
    or fill their belly with the hot east wind?(A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:2 Lit. his belly

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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Would they argue with useless words,
    with speeches that have no value?(A)

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

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