, most prominently in the Book of Job
, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job."
The name Uz is mentioned several times in the Bible. In Genesis 10:23, Uz is the son of Aram
, a direct descendant of Shem
.
The word may also be related etymologically to the word oz, meaning 'east'. In the Book of Job (1:3), Job is described as "the greatest of all the people of the East."
Uz is sometimes identified with the kingdom of Edom
, roughly in the area of modern-day southwestern Jordan
and southern Israel
.
A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.
I never heard tell of any clever man that came of entirely stupid people.
Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
"Folly is as great as the sea. It can compass anything."
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.
There is no sin except stupidity.
Weapons-Grade Stupidity: Tech-support slang for customer intelligence that is so low it poses a severe hazard to those who come in contact with it.