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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 12:1 | And Job answered and said, | And Job answereth and saith: -- |
| 12:2 | No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | Truly -- ye `are' the people, And with you doth wisdom die. |
| 12:3 | But I have |
I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these? |
| 12:4 | I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. | A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter `is' the perfect righteous one. |
| 12:5 | He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. | A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet. |
| 12:6 | The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. | At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought. |
| 12:7 | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: | And yet, ask, I pray thee, `One of' the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. |
| 12:8 | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee: |
| 12:9 | Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? | `Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this? |
| 12:10 | In whose hand is the |
In whose hand `is' the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.' |
| 12:11 | Doth not the ear try words? and the |
Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself? |
| 12:12 | With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. | With the very aged `is' wisdom, And `with' length of days understanding. |
| 12:13 | With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. | With Him `are' wisdom and might, To him `are' counsel and understanding. |
| 12:14 | Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth |
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened. |
| 12:15 | Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land. |
| 12:16 | With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. | With Him `are' strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver. |
| 12:17 | He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. | Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish. |
| 12:18 | He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. | The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins. |
| 12:19 | He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. | Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth. |
| 12:20 | He removeth away |
Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away. |
| 12:21 | He poureth contempt upon princes, and |
Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble. |
| 12:22 | He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. | Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade. |
| 12:23 | He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. | Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them. |
| 12:24 | He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way! |
| 12:25 | They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to |
They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard. |