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Job 34:35

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

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אִ֭יּוֹבiovJobאִיּוֹבnoun, proper name — “Job”H347Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceJob.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…בְדַ֣עַתvedaatin cunningדַּעַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).יְדַבֵּ֑רyedaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוudevarayvand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…בְהַשְׂכֵּֽילvehaskeylin considerשָׂכַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “in consider”, the to-form of the verbH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Job — not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words [are] not with wisdom.

World English Bible

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

Darby Translation

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

Douay-Rheims

But Job hath spoken foolishly, and his words sound not discipline.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not uttered with knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰὼβ δὲ οὐκ ἐν συνέσει ἐλάλησε, τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐν ἐπιστήμῃ.