Job 12

1Then Job^H347 answered^H6030 and said^H559, 2No doubt^H551 but ye are the people^H5971, And wisdom^H2451 shall die^H4191 with you. 3But^H1571 I have understanding^H3824 as well as you; I am not inferior^H5307 to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things^H3644 as these? 4I am as one that is a laughing-stock^H7814 to his neighbor^H7453, I who called^H7121 upon God^H433, and he answered^H6030: The just^H6662, the perfect^H8549 man is a laughing-stock^H7814. 5In the thought^H6248 of him that is at ease^H7600 there is contempt^H3940 for misfortune^H937; It is ready^H3559 for them whose foot^H7272 slippeth^H4571. 6The tents^H168 of robbers^H7703 prosper^H7951, And they that provoke^H7264 God^H410 are secure^H987; Into whose hand^H3027 God^H433 bringeth^H935 abundantly. 7But^H199 ask^H7592 now the beasts^H929, and they shall teach^H3384 thee; And the birds^H5775 of the heavens^H8064, and they shall tell^H5046 thee: 8Or speak^H7878 to the earth^H776, and it shall teach^H3384 thee; And the fishes^H1709 of the sea^H3220 shall declare^H5608 unto thee. 9Who knoweth^H3045 not in all these, That the hand^H3027 of Jehovah^H3068 hath wrought^H6213 this, 10In whose hand^H3027 is the soul^H5315 of every living thing^H2416, And the breath^H7307 of all mankind^H376? 11Doth not the ear^H241 try^H974 words^H4405, Even as the palate^H2441 tasteth^H2938 its food^H400? 12With aged^H3453 men is wisdom^H2451, And in length^H753 of days^H3117 understanding^H8394. 13With God is wisdom^H2451 and might^H1369; He hath counsel^H6098 and understanding^H8394. 14Behold, he breaketh down^H2040, and it cannot be built again^H1129; He shutteth up^H5462 a man^H376, and there can be no opening^H6605. 15Behold, he withholdeth^H6113 the waters^H4325, and they dry up^H3001; Again, he sendeth them out^H7971, and they overturn^H2015 the earth^H776. 16With him is strength^H5797 and wisdom^H8454; The deceived^H7683 and the deceiver^H7686 are his. 17He leadeth^H3212 counsellors^H3289 away stripped^H7758, And judges^H8199 maketh he fools^H1984. 18He looseth^H6605 the bond^H4148 of kings^H4428, And he bindeth^H631 their loins^H4975 with a girdle^H232. 19He leadeth^H3212 priests^H3548 away stripped^H7758, And overthroweth^H5557 the mighty^H386. 20He removeth^H5493 the speech^H8193 of the trusty^H539, And taketh away^H3947 the understanding^H2940 of the elders^H2205. 21He poureth^H8210 contempt^H937 upon princes^H5081, And looseth^H7503 the belt^H4206 of the strong^H4206. 22He uncovereth^H1540 deep things^H6013 out of darkness^H2822, And bringeth out^H3318 to light^H216 the shadow of death^H6757. 23He increaseth^H7679 the nations^H1471, and he destroyeth^H6 them: He enlargeth^H7849 the nations^H1471, and he leadeth^H5148 them captive. 24He taketh away^H5493 understanding^H3820 from the chiefs^H7218 of the people^H5971 of the earth^H776, And causeth them to wander^H8582 in a wilderness^H8414 where there is no way^H1870. 25They grope^H4959 in the dark^H2822 without light^H216; And he maketh them to stagger^H8582 like a drunken^H7910 man.