649 B
649 B
Eliphaz the Temanite
See how you translated this in Job 2:11.
Should a wise man answer ... with the east wind?
The implicit answer is "no." AT: "A wise man should not answer with useless knowledge nor fill himself with the east wind" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
the east wind
AT: "hot air" (UDB) or "the desert wind"
Should he reason with ... which he can do no good?
The implicit answer is "no." AT: "He should not reason with unprofitable talk nor with speeches with which he can do no good" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
reason
"quarrel" or "argue"