Holy Scripture
Job 15:2
A church father on this verse
“"Will the wise answer as if he speaks in the wind, or will he fill his stomach with ardor?" [Eliphaz] wants to demonstrate that Job's longwinded speech is a proof of foolishness and that the words Job said were dictated by anger and not suggested by reason. "Will the wise answer as if he speaks in the wind?" Since hol…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2Will a wise man give for answer a mere breath of wisdom? And does he fill up the pain of his belly,
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
— Job 15:2 —
3Reasoning with improper sayings, And with words wherein is no profit?
4Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, And accomplished such words before the Lord?