Job 12
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1Then Job spoke again:1Then Job answered:
2“You people really know everything, don’t you? And when you die, wisdom will die with you!2“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
3Well, I know a few things myself— and you’re no better than I am. Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?3But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
4Yet my friends laugh at me, for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.4I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
5People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling.5The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6But robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God live in safety— though God keeps them in his power.6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
7“Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you.8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9For they all know that my disaster has come from the hand of the LORD.9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being.10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
12Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13“But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his.13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.15If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
16Yes, strength and wisdom are his; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools.17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
18He removes the royal robe of kings. They are led away with ropes around their waist.18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
19He leads priests away, stripped of status; he overthrows those with long years in power.19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
20He silences the trusted adviser and removes the insight of the elders.20He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
21He pours disgrace upon princes and disarms the strong.21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
23He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them.23He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
24He strips kings of understanding and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.25They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
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