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Job 15:2

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

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הֶֽחָכָ֗םhechakhamthe wise , manחָכָםparticle, interrogative, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).יַעֲנֶ֥הyaanehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…דַֽעַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).ר֑וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וִֽימַלֵּ֖אvimaleand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be at an end”, an unfinished actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…קָדִ֣יםqadimeastקָדִיםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “east”, the ordinary formH6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)east(-ward, wind).בִּטְנֽוֹbitnvobodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth a wise man answer [with] vain knowledge? And fill [with] an east wind his belly?

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will a wise man give for answer a mere breath of wisdom? and does he fill up the pain of his belly,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πότερον σοφὸς ἀπόκρισιν δώσει συνέσεως πνεῦμα, καὶ ἐνέπλησε πόνον γαστρὸς,