Job 15:7-9

New Catholic Bible

Are You the Firstborn of the Human Race?^[a]

⁷“Are you the firstborn of the human race?
    Did you come into existence before the hills?
⁸Are you a member of God’s inner council?
    Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
⁹What do you know that we do not know?
    What insight do you have that we do not share?

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Footnotes

Job 15:7 Eliphaz disparages humans in order to better destroy all of Job’s pretensions to justice.

Job 15:7-9

New International Version

⁷“Are you the first man ever born?^(A)
    Were you brought forth before the hills?^(B)
⁸Do you listen in on God’s council?^(C)
    Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?^(D)
⁹What do you know that we do not know?
    What insights do you have that we do not have?^(E)