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Job 12
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
WEB
World English Bible · 2000
2Truly--ye <FI>are<Fi> the people, And with you doth wisdom die.
2No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
3I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter <FI>is<Fi> the perfect righteous one.
4I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
5A torch--despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
5In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
6At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.
6The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
8Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9`Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
9Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,
10In whose hand <FI>is<Fi> the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
11Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
11Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
12With the very aged <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And <FI>with<Fi> length of days understanding.
12With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
13With Him <FI>are<Fi> wisdom and might, To him <FI>are<Fi> counsel and understanding.
13WithGodis wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
14Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With Him <FI>are<Fi> strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
16With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.
17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
18The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
18He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.
19Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.
19He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
20Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.
20He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
21Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.
22Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.
22He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
23He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.