Job 12
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1Then Job answered and said:1Then Job responded,
2“No doubt you are the people, And wisdom will die with you!2"Truly then you are the people, And with you wisdom will die!
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not know such things as these?3"But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these?
4“I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed.4"I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke.
5A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; It is made ready for those whose feet slip.5"He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.
6The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure— In what God provides by His hand.6"The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.
7“But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;7"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you.8"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
9Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this,9"Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this,
10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
11Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?11"Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food?
12Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.12"Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding.
13“With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.13"With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding.
14If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.14"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
15If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.15"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
16With Him are strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver are His.16"With Him are strength and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
17He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.17"He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
18He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.18"He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle.
19He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.19"He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.
20He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.20"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.21"He pours contempt on nobles And loosens the belt of the strong.
22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.22"He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light.
23He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.23"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
24He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.24"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
25They grope in the dark without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.25"They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
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