2 ‘Would a wise person answer with empty notionsor fill their belly with the hot east wind?
3 Would they argue with useless words,with speeches that have no value?
4 But you even undermine pietyand hinder devotion to God.
5 Your sin prompts your mouth;you adopt the tongue of the crafty.
6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine;your own lips testify against you.
7 ‘Are you the first man ever born?Were you brought forth before the hills?
8 Do you listen in on God’s council?Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?