Job 12
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1In response Job replied:1Then Job answered:
2"Truly, you are the people and wisdom will die with you!2No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!
3Like you, I also have understanding. I'm not inferior to you; who doesn't know things like this?"3But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn't know the things you are talking about?
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.4I am a laughingstock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
5The carefree are thinking, 'I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.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 rest, and those who provoke God are secure, that is, those who carry their god in their pocket. 6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure; God's power provides this.
7"Ask the wild animals, and they'll teach you; the birds of the sky will tell you.7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
8Or ask the green plants of the earth and they'll teach you; let the fish in the sea tell you.8Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9Who among all of these doesn't know that the LORD's hand made them, 9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10and that the life of every living thing rests in his control, along with the breath of every living human being?10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11The ear scrutinizes speech just as the palate tastes food."11Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
12"Wisdom may be found in the company of the aged. Understanding comes with longevity.12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13With God is wisdom and strength; counsel and understanding belongs to him.13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.14Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
15When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land.15When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land.
16"With God are strength and sound wisdom; both the deceived and those who deceive are responsible to him. 16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17He leads counselors away naked; he turns judges into fools.17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.
18He strips away the authority of kings to punish and puts them in prison clothes instead.18He releases the bonds put on by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
19He leads away the priests naked and overthrows the ruling class. 19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.
20He keeps reliable advisors from speaking, and removes discernment from elders.20He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders' good judgment.
21He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the strong.
22He uncovers the hidden dimensions from darkness, bringing what is in deep shadow to light.22He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.
23He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity. 23He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.
24He withdraws understanding from national leaders of the world, causing them to wander through uncharted wilderness.24He deprives the world's leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."25They grope around in darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunken men.
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