Job 15:2

Job 15:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2“Would a wise person answer with empty notions

or fill their belly with the hot east wind?

2“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge,

And fill 15:2 Lit his bellyhimself with the east wind?

2“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge

And fill himself with the east wind?

2“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]

And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?

2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel

or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

2“Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk?

Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?