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Job 12

Young's Literal Translation YLT

1 And Job answereth and saith: --

2 Truly -- ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

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

4 A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.

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

6 At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

7 And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

8 Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

9 `Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

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

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

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

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

14 Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

15 Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

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

17 Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

18 The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

19 Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

20 Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

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

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

23 Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

24 Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Job answered:

2 No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!

3 But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn't know the things you are talking about?

4 I am a laughingstock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

5 The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt [and thinks] it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.

6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure; God's power provides this.

7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; [ask] the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.

8 Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?

10 The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

11 Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.

14 Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

15 When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land.

16 True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.

17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.

18 He releases the bonds put on by kings and ties a cloth around their waists.

19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.

20 He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders' good judgment.

21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the strong.

22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.

23 He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.

24 He deprives the world's leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

25 They grope around in darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunken men.