Job 15:2

Modern

“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

Traditional

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

Literal

“Does a wise one answer with knowledge of wind, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Latin

Numquid sapiens respondebit quasi in ventum loquens, et implebit ardore stomachum suum?

Hebrew

English

“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

fill his belly with the hot east wind: The east wind was hot, so it might symbolize upset or violent speech (Exodus 14:21; Hosea 13:15; Jonah 4:8; Job 27:21; Jeremiah 18:17).

Job 6:26
Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
Job 8:2
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
Job 13:2
What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Job 11:2–3
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?