New American Standard Bible 1995 | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Then Job responded, | 1Then Job responded, |
2"Truly then you are the people, And with you wisdom will die! | 2"Truly then you are the people, And with you wisdom will die! |
3"But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these? | 3"But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these? |
4"I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke. | 4"I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke. |
5"He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip. | 5"He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip. |
6"The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power. | 6"The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power. |
7"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. | 7"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. |
8"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you. | 8"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you. |
9"Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this, | 9"Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this, |
10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? | 10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? |
11"Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? | 11"Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? |
12"Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding. | 12"Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding. |
13"With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding. | 13"With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding. |
14"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. | 14"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. |
15"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. | 15"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. |
16"With Him are strength and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader belong to Him. | 16"With Him are strength and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader belong to Him. |
17"He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. | 17"He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. |
18"He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle. | 18"He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle. |
19"He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones. | 19"He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones. |
20"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders. | 20"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders. |
21"He pours contempt on nobles And loosens the belt of the strong. | 21"He pours contempt on nobles And loosens the belt of the strong. |
22"He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light. | 22"He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light. |
23"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. | 23"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. |
24"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste. | 24"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste. |
25"They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. | 25"They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. |
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