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Job 12
Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
So then ye [alone] are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
[But] I also have a heart as well as you.
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be [held] guiltless,
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition [made] of them.
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands (note: Or though God keeps them in His power).
But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against men, who shall open?
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them [away].
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way they have not known, [saying],
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Let them grope [in] darkness, and [let there be] no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.