"Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?" Eliphaz suggests that Job's speeches are not merely wrong but useless—they accomplish nothing constructive. The friends have now moved from treating Job as a patient to treating him as an obstructor who must be silenced. This verse reflects growing frustration with Job's refusal to accept their interpretations.

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