OET interlinear JOB 15:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הוֹכֵ֣חַ בְּ֭⁠דָבָר לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝⁠מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל בָּֽ⁠ם

argue (Some words not found in UHB: argue with,a_word not profitable and,words not do_~_good by,them )

Eliphaz is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. This verse is the continuation of a question that began in the previous verse, but it may be helpful to make it a separate sentence in your translation. Alternate translation: [No, a wise person does not reason with a word that does not benefit or with words that do not have profit in them!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הוֹכֵ֣חַ בְּ֭⁠דָבָר לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝⁠מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל בָּֽ⁠ם

argue (Some words not found in UHB: argue with,a_word not profitable and,words not do_~_good by,them )

Eliphaz is using the terms word and words to mean what Job has been saying by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [reasoning by saying things that do not benefit and by making statements that do not have profit in them]