Job 12
1 Then Job answered and said:
Then Iob answered, and sayde,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
But I haue vnderstanding aswel as you, and am not inferior vnto you: yea, who knoweth not such things?
4 I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, a man that called upon God, and He answered him; the just, the innocent man is a laughing-stock,
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he heareth him: the iust and the vpright is laughed to scorne.
5 A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.
6 The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
The tabernacles of robbers doe prosper, and they are in safetie, that prouoke God, whome God hath enriched with his hand.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;
Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, 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 speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.
9 Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
Who is ignorant of all these, but that the hande of the Lord hath made these?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. —
In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
11 Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food?
Doeth not the eares discerne the words? and the mouth taste meate for it selfe?
12 Is wisdom with aged men, and understanding in length of days? —
Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.
13 With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
With him is wisedome and strength: he hath counsell and vnderstanding.
14 Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.
15 Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.
16 With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.
With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.
He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.
19 He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.
He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.
20 He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.
He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.
22 He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, and maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
They grope in the darke without light: and he maketh the to stagger like a drunken man.
