Job 13:5 meaning and explanation

If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!

Job 13:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking to his three friends, who have insisted that his suffering must be punishment for hidden sin. In verse 5 he answers their long speeches with a sharp wish: better to say nothing than to keep defending God with arguments that are false and do not fit Job's case.

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