Job 12:6-16

6 The tents of robbers prosper, [the homes of] those who anger God are secure, those who carry their gods in their hands.
7 "But ask the animals - they will teach you -and the birds in the air - they will tell you;
8 or speak to the earth - it will teach you -and the fish in the sea will inform you:
9 every one of them knows that the hand of ADONAI has done this!
10 In his hand is the life of every living thing and the spirit of every human being.
11 Shouldn't the ear test words, just as the palate tastes food?
12 Is wisdom [only] with aged men? discernment [only] with long life?
13 "With God are wisdom and power; he has [good] counsel and understanding.
14 When he breaks something down, it can't be rebuilt; when he imprisons someone, he can't be released.
15 When he holds back water, there is drought; when he sends it out, it overruns the land.
16 With him are strength and common sense; both the misled and those who mislead are his.

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