Shall vain words? — The marginal note says: "In Hebrew, 'words of wind'"; that is, words devoid of thoughtful insight, and trifling…

Shall vain words have an end? —The English idiom rather requires, “Shall not vain words have an end? fo…

Shall vain words have an end ?
&c.] Or "words of wind" ^F11 , vain empty words, great swelling words of va…

Eliphaz had represented Job's discourses as unprofitable and pointless; Job here gives Eliphaz's words the same characterization. Those who pass cr…

Eliphaz had spoken harshly against Job in his answer, so Job begins his speech by accusing him of providing unfitting consolation. First, because h…