Job 12:1 And Job347 answered6030 and said,5592 No doubt551 but ye are the people,5971 and wisdom2451 shall die4191 with you.
3 But1571 I have understanding3824{Heb. an heart} as well as you; I am not inferior5307 to you:{Heb. I fall not lower then you} yea, who knoweth not such things3644 as these?{With whom are not such as these?}4 I am as one mocked7814 of his neighbour,7453 who calleth7121 upon God,433 and he answereth6030 him: the just6662 upright8549manis laughed to scorn.78145 He that is ready3559 to slip4571 with his feet7272isas a lamp3940 despised937 in the thought6248 of him that is at ease.76006 The tabernacles168 of robbers7703 prosper,7951 and they that provoke7264 God410 are secure;987 into whose hand3027 God433 bringeth935abundantly.
Job 12:7 But199 ask7592 now the beasts,929 and they shall teach3384 thee; and the fowls5775 of the air,8064 and they shall tell5046 thee:
8 Or speak7878 to the earth,776 and it shall teach3384 thee: and the fishes1709 of the sea3220 shall declare5608 unto thee.
9 Who knoweth3045 not in all these that the hand3027 of the LORD3068 hath wrought6213 this?
10 In whose hand3027is the soul5315{Or, life} of every living thing,2416 and the breath7307 of all mankind.3761320{Heb. all flesh of man}11 Doth not the ear241 try974 words?4405 and the mouth2441{Heb. palate} taste2938 his meat?40012 With the ancient3453is wisdom;2451 and in length753 of days3117 understanding.839413 With him{That is, with God}is wisdom2451 and strength,1369 he hath counsel6098 and understanding.839414 Behold, he breaketh down,2040 and it cannot be built again:1129 he shutteth up5462{Heb. upon} a man,376 and there can be no opening.660515 Behold, he withholdeth6113 the waters,4325 and they dry up:3001 also he sendeth them out,7971 and they overturn2015 the earth.77616 With him is strength5797 and wisdom:8454 the deceived7683 and the deceiver7686are his.
17 He leadeth3212 counsellors3289 away spoiled,7758 and maketh the judges8199 fools.198418 He looseth6605 the bond4148 of kings,4428 and girdeth631 their loins4975 with a girdle.23219 He leadeth3212 princes3548 away spoiled,7758 and overthroweth5557 the mighty.38620 He removeth away5493 the speech8193 of the trusty,539{Heb. the lip of the faithful} and taketh away3947 the understanding2940 of the aged.220521 He poureth8210 contempt937 upon princes,5081 and weakeneth7503 the strength4206 of the mighty.650{Or, looseth the girdle of the strong}22 He discovereth1540 deep things6013 out of darkness,2822 and bringeth out3318 to light216 the shadow of death.675723 He increaseth7679 the nations,1471 and destroyeth6 them: he enlargeth7849 the nations,1471 and straiteneth5148{Heb. leadeth in} them again.24 He taketh away5493 the heart3820 of the chief7218 of the people5971 of the earth,776 and causeth them to wander8582 in a wilderness8414wherethereis no way.187025 They grope4959 in the dark2822 without light,216 and he maketh them to stagger8582{Heb. wander} like a drunken7910man.