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1 And Job answered and said, Then Job answered and said: Then Job replied:
2 So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you? “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. “Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you!
3 But I also have a heart as well as you. But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these? But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?
4 For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery. I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock. “I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered— a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
5 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, In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for those whose feet slip. Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6 even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them. The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand. The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure— those God has in his hand.
7 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 beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
8 Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee. or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them? Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man. In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
11 For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats. Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?
12 In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge. Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
13 With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding. “With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding. “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
14 If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open? If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open. What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.
15 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 withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
16 With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding. With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his. To him belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his.
17 He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth. He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools. He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges.
18 He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle. He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips. He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
19 He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth. He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty. He leads priests away stripped and overthrows officials long established.
20 He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders. He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders. He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
21 He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly. He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong. He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22 Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death. He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light. He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.
23 Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away . He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away. He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
24 Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, saying , He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste. He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man. They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
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