² Who is this who makes the purpose of God dark by words without knowledge?

¹⁶ And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

³ Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.

⁷ Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

³⁵ Job's words do not come from knowledge; they are not the fruit of wisdom.

³ But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?

⁴ I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

⁵ I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

²⁵ And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?

³ How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

¹¹ I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.