Job 12

1 And Job answers and says:

And he answered Job and he said.

2 “Truly—you [are] the people, and wisdom dies with you.

Truly that you [are the] people and with you it will die wisdom.

3 I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

Also [belongs] to me a heart - like you not [am] falling I more than you and with whom? [are] there not like these [things].

4 I am a laughter to his friend: He calls to God, and He answers him, A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.

A laughingstock to friend his - I am [one who] called to God and he answered him [is] a laughingstock a righteous [person] a blameless [person].

5 A torch—despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

[belongs] to Disaster contempt to [the] thought of [one] at ease a push [belongs] to [those who] are sliding of foot.

6 The tents of spoilers are at peace, And those provoking God have confidence, Into whose hand God has brought.

They are at peace [the] tents - of destroyers and securiti [belong] to provokers of God to [those] whom he has brought God in hand his.

7 And yet, now ask [one of] the beasts, And it shows you, And a bird of the heavens, And it declares to you.

And but ask please [the] animals so it may teach you and [the] bird[s] of the heavens so it may tell to you.

8 Or talk to the earth, and it shows you, And fishes of the sea recount to you:

Or complain to the earth so it may teach you and they may recount to you [the] fish of the sea.

9 Who has not known in all these, That the hand of YHWH has done this?

Who? not does it know among all these for [the] hand of Yahweh it has done this.

10 In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.

[he] whom [is] in Hand his [the] life of every living [thing] and [the] breath of all flesh of humankind.

11 Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

¿ Not an ear words does it test and a palate food it tastes itself.

12 With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days [is] understanding.

[is] with Aged [people] wisdom and [is with] length of days understanding.

13 With Him [are] wisdom and might, To Him [are] counsel and understanding.

[are] with Him wisdom and might [belong] to him counsel and understanding.

14 Behold, He breaks down, and it is not built up, He shuts against a man, And it is not opened.

There! he tears down and not it will be rebuilt he shuts on a person and not it will be opened.

15 Behold, He keeps in the waters, and they are dried up, And He sends them forth, And they overturn the land.

There! he holds back the waters so they may be dry and he lets loose them and they may devastate [the] earth.

16 With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

[are] with Him strength and sound wisdom [belong] to him [one who] goes astray and [one who] leads astray.

17 Causing counselors to go away [as] a spoil, Indeed, He makes fools of judges.

[he is] leading away Counselors barefoot and judges he makes look foolish.

18 He has opened the bands of kings, And He binds a girdle on their loins.

[the] correction of Kings he loosens and he bound a loincloth on loins their.

19 Causing ministers to go away [as] a spoil And strong ones He overthrows.

[he is] leading away Priests barefoot and [people] long established he overturns.

20 Turning aside the lip of the steadfast, And the reason of the aged He takes away.

[he is] removing A lip of trusted [ones] and [the] discernment of elders he takes away.

21 Pouring contempt on princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

[he is] pouring Contempt on noble [people] and [the] belt of strong people he loosens.

22 Removing deep things out of darkness, And He brings out to light death-shade.

[he is] revealing Unfathomable [things] from darkness and he brought out to the light deep darkness.

23 Magnifying the nations, and He destroys them, Spreading out the nations, and He quiets them.

[he is] making great the Nations and he destroyed them [he is] spreading out the nations and he led them.

24 Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And He causes them to wander In vacancy—no way!

[he is] removing [the] heart of [the] leaders of [the] people of The earth and he made wander them in a wasteland not a path.

25 They feel darkness, and not light, He causes them to wander as a drunkard.”

They grope darkness and not light and he made wander them like drunkard.