Job 15:2 meaning and explanation

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

Job 15:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Eliphaz the Temanite is answering Job in the first cycle of speeches, and he opens with a scornful question rather than a direct charge. Job has claimed to be wise and has spoken of his anguish, so Eliphaz asks whether a truly wise man would reply with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind.

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