Job 11:2 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. Should not the multitude of words be answered? ] Some translate, "To multiply words profiteth nothing." And should a man full of talk be justified ] ish sephathayim , "a man of lips," a proper appellation for a great talker: he is "a man of lips," i.e., his lips are the only active parts of his system.

‏ Job 11:2

Verse 2. Should not the multitude of words be answered?] Some translate, "To multiply words profiteth nothing."

And should a man full of talk be justified] ish sephathayim, "a man of lips," a proper appellation for a great talker: he is "a man of lips," i.e., his lips are the only active parts of his system.