Job 12
1 And he answered Job and he said.
Then Job answered:
2 Truly that you [are the] people and with you it will die wisdom.
“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
3 Also [belongs] to me a heart - like you not [am] falling I more than you and with whom? [are] there not like these [things].
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
4 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].
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
5 [belongs] to Disaster contempt to [the] thought of [one] at ease a push [belongs] to [those who] are sliding of foot.
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6 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.
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
7 And but ask please [the] animals so it may teach you and [the] bird[s] of the heavens so it may tell to you.
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8 Or complain to the earth so it may teach you and they may recount to you [the] fish of the sea.
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 Who? not does it know among all these for [the] hand of Yahweh it has done this.
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 [he] whom [is] in Hand his [the] life of every living [thing] and [the] breath of all flesh of humankind.
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11 ¿ Not an ear words does it test and a palate food it tastes itself.
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
12 [is] with Aged [people] wisdom and [is with] length of days understanding.
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13 [are] with Him wisdom and might [belong] to him counsel and understanding.
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14 There! he tears down and not it will be rebuilt he shuts on a person and not it will be opened.
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15 There! he holds back the waters so they may be dry and he lets loose them and they may devastate [the] earth.
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
16 [are] with Him strength and sound wisdom [belong] to him [one who] goes astray and [one who] leads astray.
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 [he is] leading away Counselors barefoot and judges he makes look foolish.
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
18 [the] correction of Kings he loosens and he bound a loincloth on loins their.
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
19 [he is] leading away Priests barefoot and [people] long established he overturns.
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
20 [he is] removing A lip of trusted [ones] and [the] discernment of elders he takes away.
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
21 [he is] pouring Contempt on noble [people] and [the] belt of strong people he loosens.
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22 [he is] revealing Unfathomable [things] from darkness and he brought out to the light deep darkness.
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
23 [he is] making great the Nations and he destroyed them [he is] spreading out the nations and he led them.
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
24 [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.
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25 They grope darkness and not light and he made wander them like drunkard.
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
