And again (
kai palin). Another confirmatory passage from
Psalms 94:11 .
Reasonings (
dialogismou). More than
cogitationes (Vulgate), sometimes disputations (
Philippians 2:14 ). Paul changes "men" of LXX to wise (
sopwn) in harmony with the Hebrew context.
Vain (
mataioi). Useless, foolish, from
math, a futile attempt.