Job 12
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Job 12:7-16

7Butaskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowthebeasts,andtheyshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;Andthebirdsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyshalltellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee:
8OrspeakH7878totheearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,anditshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;Andthefishesoftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shalldeclareunto thee.
9Whoknowethnotinallthese,Thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhath wroughtthis,
10Inwhosehandבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027isthesoulH5315ofeverylivingthing,Andthebreathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofallmankind?
11Dothnottheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241trywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,Evenasthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethitsfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?
12Withagedmeniswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,Andinlengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
13WithGodiswisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andmight;Hehathcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
14Behold,hebreakethdownיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040,anditcannotbebuiltH1129again;HeshuttethupamanH376,andtherecanbenoopening.
15Behold,hewithholdeththewatersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andtheydryוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001up;Again,hesendeththemout,andtheyoverturntheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16Withhimisstrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797andwisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454;Thedeceivedandthedeceiverarehis.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain