Job 12
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1Then Job answered and said:1In response Job replied:
2“No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.2"Truly, you are the people and wisdom will die with you!
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?3Like you, I also have understanding. I'm not inferior to you; who doesn't know things like this?"
4I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.4"I'm a laughingstock to my friends, someone who called on God. But then he answered this upright and blameless man, and I have become a laughingstock.
5In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for those whose feet slip.5The carefree are thinking, 'I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.
6The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.6The tents of robbers are at rest, and those who provoke God are secure, that is, those who carry their god in their pocket.
7“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;7"Ask the wild animals, and they'll teach you; the birds of the sky will tell you.
8or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you.8Or ask the green plants of the earth and they'll teach you; let the fish in the sea tell you.
9Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?9Who among all of these doesn't know that the LORD's hand made them,
10In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.10and that the life of every living thing rests in his control, along with the breath of every living human being?
11Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?11The ear scrutinizes speech just as the palate tastes food."
12Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.12"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.
13“With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.13With God is wisdom and strength; counsel and understanding belongs to him.
14If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.14When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.
15If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.15When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land.
16With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.16"With God are strength and sound wisdom; both the deceived and those who deceive are responsible to him.
17He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.17He leads counselors away naked; he turns judges into fools.
18He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips.18He strips away the authority of kings to punish and puts them in prison clothes instead.
19He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.19He leads away the priests naked and overthrows the ruling class.
20He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.20He keeps reliable advisors from speaking, and removes discernment from elders.
21He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.21He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.
22He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.22He uncovers the hidden dimensions from darkness, bringing what is in deep shadow to light.
23He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.23He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity.
24He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste.24He withdraws understanding from national leaders of the world, causing them to wander through uncharted wilderness.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.25They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."
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