Job 12
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1Then Job answered and said:1Then Job answered:
2“No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.2No doubt 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?3But I also have a mind like you; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn't know the things you are talking about?
4I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.4I am a laughingstock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and upright man is 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 one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
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 safe, and those who trouble God are secure; God holds them in his hands.
7“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the sky, and they 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 speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.10The life of every living thing is in his hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?11Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
12Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13“With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are his.
14If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.14Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever he imprisons cannot be released.
15If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.15When he withholds water, everything dries up, and when he releases it, it destroys the land.
16With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.16True wisdom and power belong to him. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.
18He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips.18He releases the bonds put on by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
19He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.
20He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.20He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders' good judgment.
21He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the strong.
22He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.22He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.
23He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.23He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
24He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste.24He deprives the world's leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.25They grope around in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like a drunkard.
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