Job 12
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Job's Reply
1And Job answered and said,
2No doubt but ye are the people,
And wisdom shall die with you.
3But I have understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you:
Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4I am as one mocked of his neighbour,
Who calleth upon God, and he answereth him:
The just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5He that is ready to slip with his feet
Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper,
And they that provoke God are secure;
Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee;
And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee:
And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9Who knoweth not in all these
That the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind.
11Doth not the ear try words?
And the mouth taste his meat?
12With the ancient is wisdom;
And in length of days understanding.
13With him is wisdom and strength,
He hath counsel and understanding.
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again:
He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up:
Also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With him is strength and wisdom:
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled,
And maketh the judges fools.
18He looseth the bond of kings,
And girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled,
And overthroweth the mighty.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty,
And taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He poureth contempt upon princes,
And weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness,
And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them:
He enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth,
And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25They grope in the dark without light,
And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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Job Answers Zophar
1Then Job answered:
2“You really think you are the only wise people
and that when you die, wisdom will die with you!
3But my mind is as good as yours;
you are not better than I am.
Everyone knows all these things.
4My friends all laugh at me
when I call on God and expect him to answer me;
they laugh at me even though I am right and innocent!
5Those who are comfortable don’t care that others have trouble;
they think it right that those people should have troubles.
6The tents of robbers are not bothered,
and those who make God angry are safe.
They have their god in their pocket.
7“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8Speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish of the sea tell you.
9Every one of these knows
that the hand of the Lord has done this.
10The life of every creature
and the breath of all people are in God’s hand.
11The ear tests words
as the tongue tastes food.
12Older people are wise,
and long life brings understanding.
13“But only God has wisdom and power,
good advice and understanding.
14What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out.
15If God holds back the waters, there is no rain;
if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.
16He is strong and victorious;
both the one who fools others and the one who is fooled belong to him.
17God leads the wise away as captives
and turns judges into fools.
18He takes off chains that kings put on
and puts a garment on their bodies.
19He leads priests away naked
and destroys the powerful.
20He makes trusted people be silent
and takes away the wisdom of elders.
21He brings disgrace on important people
and takes away the weapons of the strong.
22He uncovers the deep things of darkness
and brings dark shadows into the light.
23He makes nations great and then destroys them;
he makes nations large and then scatters them.
24He takes understanding away from the leaders of the earth
and makes them wander through a pathless desert.
25They feel around in darkness with no light;
he makes them stumble like drunks.
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