“ A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.

“智慧人岂可用虚空的知识回答，用东风充满肚腹呢？

“智慧人岂可用虚空的知识回答，用东风充满自己的肚腹呢？

“智慧人岂可用虚空的知识回答，用东风充满自己的肚腹呢？

“智者岂会用空谈作答，满腹东风？

“智慧人怎可用虚空的知识来回答呢？怎可用东风充满自己的肚腹呢？

智慧人豈可用虛空的知識回答，用東風充滿肚腹呢？

「智慧人豈可用虛空的知識回答，用東風充滿自己的肚腹呢？

「智慧人豈可用虛空的知識回答，用東風充滿自己的肚腹呢？

「智者豈會用空談作答，滿腹東風？

“智慧人怎可用虛空的知識來回答呢？怎可用東風充滿自己的肚腹呢？

『智慧人哪可用虛空如風的知識來回答，用熱東風去充滿自己的肚子呢？

智者豈可以虛識為對、以東風充懷乎、

寧有吸凄風、吐支辭、而得為哲人乎。

智慧者豈以虛辭而答、豈使東風盈其胸懷、或作豈以虛辭而答乎使東風盈於懷豈得稱智慧人乎

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

“ Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk? Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?

“ Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?

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

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

Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?

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

“ Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge, or fill his belly with the east wind?

“ Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?

Do you think your words are convincing when you disregard my cry of desperation?

The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.

“ How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind.

“ Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words? Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?

I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am.

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.