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Job 12
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1And Job answered and said,
1And Job answered and said,
2So then you⌃ [alone] are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3[But] I also have a heart as well as you.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be [held] guiltless,
5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition [made] of them.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to you; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to you.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8Tell the earth, if it may speak to you: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to you.
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?
9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17He leads counselors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He pours dishonor upon princes, and heals the lowly.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them [away].
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, [saying],
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25Let them grope [in] darkness, and [let there be] no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.