But these words seemed like pure nonsense ¹  to them, and they did not believe them.

If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world ¹  do you continue this meaningless talk? ² 

So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; ¹  without knowledge he multiplies words.”

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? ¹  Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

“How long will you speak these things, ¹  seeing ²  that the words of your mouth are like a great ³  wind? ⁴ 

So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!” ¹ 

but we preach about a crucified Christ, ¹  a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

Does he argue ¹  with useless ²  talk, with words that have no value in them?

that ¹  Job speaks without knowledge and his words are without understanding. ² 

The tongue of the wise ¹  treats knowledge correctly, ²  but the mouth of the fool spouts out ³  folly.

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

For the household gods ¹  have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd. ² 

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you ¹  through an empty, deceitful philosophy ²  that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits ³  of the world, and not according to Christ.

For all the gods of the nations are worthless, ¹  but the Lord made the heavens. ² 

I have seen ruthless evil men ¹  growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. ² 

At the beginning his words ¹  are foolish and at the end ²  his talk ³  is wicked madness, ⁴ 

Do ¹  not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Then people ¹  will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ ²  or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them. ³ 

If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, ¹  we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.