“1 And Job answered and said, 2 No doubt but ye [are] the people, and
wisdom shall die with you. 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I
[am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 4 I
am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he
answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn. 5 He that is
ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of
him that is at ease.”
“6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are
secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly]. 7 But ask now the
beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they
shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and
the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all
these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand [is]
the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Doth
not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?”
“12 With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth
up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the
waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the
earth. 16 With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the
deceiver [are] his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh
the judges fools. 18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their
loins with a girdle. 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and
overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty,
and taketh away the understanding of the aged. 21 He poureth contempt
upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. 22 He
discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the
shadow of death. 23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he
enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again]. 24 He 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. 25 They grope in the
dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken
[man].” (Job 12:1-25 AV)
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