Job 12
1 And he answered Job and he said.
Then Job answered and said:
2 Truly that you [are the] people and with you it will die wisdom.
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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 have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; yea, who knoweth not 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 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,
5 [belongs] to Disaster contempt to [the] thought of [one] at ease a push [belongs] to [those who] are sliding of foot.
A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
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 prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
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 now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;
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 shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;
9 Who? not does it know among all these for [the] hand of Yahweh it has done this.
Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 [he] whom [is] in Hand his [the] life of every living [thing] and [the] breath of all flesh of humankind.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. —
11 ¿ Not an ear words does it test and a palate food it tastes itself.
Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food?
12 [is] with Aged [people] wisdom and [is with] length of days understanding.
Is wisdom with aged men, and understanding in length of days? —
13 [are] with Him wisdom and might [belong] to him counsel and understanding.
With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
14 There! he tears down and not it will be rebuilt he shuts on a person and not it will be opened.
Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 There! he holds back the waters so they may be dry and he lets loose them and they may devastate [the] earth.
Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 [are] with Him strength and sound wisdom [belong] to him [one who] goes astray and [one who] leads astray.
With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 [he is] leading away Counselors barefoot and judges he makes look foolish.
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
18 [the] correction of Kings he loosens and he bound a loincloth on loins their.
He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.
19 [he is] leading away Priests barefoot and [people] long established he overturns.
He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 [he is] removing A lip of trusted [ones] and [the] discernment of elders he takes away.
He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.
21 [he is] pouring Contempt on noble [people] and [the] belt of strong people he loosens.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
22 [he is] revealing Unfathomable [things] from darkness and he brought out to the light deep darkness.
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 [he is] making great the Nations and he destroyed them [he is] spreading out the nations and he led them.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
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 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.
25 They grope darkness and not light and he made wander them like drunkard.
They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
