Job 12
1 And Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
2 Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!
No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?
But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man].
I am [as] one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] derided.
5 He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.
In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
12 With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.
With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them [again].
24 He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
He 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.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
