<h3>Job</h3>12 Then Job replied:<poetry> 2 <poetry>“Doubtless you are the only people who matter, <indent>and wisdom will die with you! </indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>But I have a mind as well as you; <indent>I am not inferior to you.</indent> <indent>Who does not know all these things? </indent><poetry></poetry> 4 <poetry>“I have become a laughingstock to my friends, <indent>though I called on God and he answered —</indent> <indent>a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless! </indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune <indent>as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. </indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>The tents of marauders are undisturbed, <indent>and those who provoke God are secure —</indent> <indent>those God has in his hand. </indent><poetry></poetry> 7 <poetry>“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, <indent>or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, <indent>or let the fish in the sea inform you.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>Which of all these does not know <indent>that the hand of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has done this? </indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>In his hand is the life of every creature <indent>and the breath of all mankind. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>Does not the ear test words <indent>as the tongue tastes food? </indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>Is not wisdom found among the aged? <indent>Does not long life bring understanding? </indent><poetry></poetry> 13 <poetry>“To God belong wisdom and power; <indent>counsel and understanding are his. </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; <indent>those he imprisons cannot be released. </indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>If he holds back the waters, there is drought; <indent>if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. </indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>To him belong strength and insight; <indent>both deceived and deceiver are his. </indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>He leads rulers away stripped <indent>and makes fools of judges. </indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>He takes off the shackles put on by kings <indent>and ties a loincloth around their waist. </indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>He leads priests away stripped <indent>and overthrows officials long established. </indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>He silences the lips of trusted advisers <indent>and takes away the discernment of elders. </indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>He pours contempt on nobles <indent>and disarms the mighty. </indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>He reveals the deep things of darkness <indent>and brings utter darkness into the light. </indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>He makes nations great, and destroys them; <indent>he enlarges nations, and disperses them. </indent> </poetry> 24 <poetry>He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; <indent>he makes them wander in a trackless waste. </indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>They grope in darkness with no light; <indent>he makes them stagger like drunkards. </indent></poetry>

Job 12:1

“Doubtless you are the only people who matter, <indent>and wisdom will die with you!<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 12:2

But I have a mind as well as you; <indent>I am not inferior to you.</indent> <indent>Who does not know all these things?<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 12:3

“I have become a laughingstock<cr>1</cr> to my friends,<cr>2</cr> <indent>though I called on God and he answered<cr>3</cr> —</indent> <indent>a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Job 12:4

Those who are at ease have contempt<cr>1</cr> for misfortune <indent>as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:5

The tents of marauders are undisturbed,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and those who provoke God are secure<cr>2</cr> —</indent> <indent>those God has in his hand.<ft>1</ft></indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 12:6

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or the birds in the sky,<cr>2</cr> and they will tell you;<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:7

or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, <indent>or let the fish in the sea inform you.</indent>

Job 12:8

Which of all these does not know<cr>1</cr> <indent>that the hand of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has done this?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:9

In his hand is the life<cr>1</cr> of every creature <indent>and the breath of all mankind.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:10

Does not the ear test words <indent>as the tongue tastes food?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 12:11

Is not wisdom found among the aged?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Does not long life bring understanding?<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 12:12

“To God belong wisdom<cr>1</cr> and power;<cr>2</cr> <indent>counsel and understanding are his.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:13

What he tears down<cr>1</cr> cannot be rebuilt;<cr>2</cr> <indent>those he imprisons cannot be released.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:14

If he holds back the waters,<cr>1</cr> there is drought;<cr>2</cr> <indent>if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:15

To him belong strength and insight;<cr>1</cr> <indent>both deceived and deceiver are his.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:16

He leads rulers away stripped<cr>1</cr> <indent>and makes fools of judges.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:17

He takes off the shackles<cr>1</cr> put on by kings <indent>and ties a loincloth<ft>1</ft> around their waist.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:18

He leads priests away stripped<cr>1</cr> <indent>and overthrows officials long established.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:19

He silences the lips of trusted advisers <indent>and takes away the discernment of elders.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 12:20

He pours contempt on nobles<cr>1</cr> <indent>and disarms the mighty.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:21

He reveals the deep things of darkness<cr>1</cr> <indent>and brings utter darkness<cr>2</cr> into the light.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:22

He makes nations great, and destroys them;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he enlarges nations,<cr>2</cr> and disperses them.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 12:23

He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he makes them wander in a trackless waste.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:24

They grope in darkness with no light;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he makes them stagger like drunkards.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 12:25

 1 Then Job replied:  2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter, and wisdom will die with you!    3 But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?    4 “I have become a laughingstock   to my friends,   though I called on God and he answered  — a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!    5 Those who are at ease have contempt   for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.    6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,   and those who provoke God are secure  — those God has in his hand.   7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,   or the birds in the sky,   and they will tell you;    8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.  9 Which of all these does not know   that the hand of the Lord has done this?    10 In his hand is the life   of every creature and the breath of all mankind.    11 Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?    12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?   Does not long life bring understanding?    13 “To God belong wisdom   and power;   counsel and understanding are his.    14 What he tears down   cannot be rebuilt;   those he imprisons cannot be released.    15 If he holds back the waters,   there is drought;   if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.    16 To him belong strength and insight;   both deceived and deceiver are his.    17 He leads rulers away stripped   and makes fools of judges.    18 He takes off the shackles   put on by kings and ties a loincloth  around their waist.    19 He leads priests away stripped   and overthrows officials long established.    20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.    21 He pours contempt on nobles   and disarms the mighty.    22 He reveals the deep things of darkness   and brings utter darkness   into the light.    23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;   he enlarges nations,   and disperses them.    24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;   he makes them wander in a trackless waste.    25 They grope in darkness with no light;   he makes them stagger like drunkards.  

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