Job 12
American Standard Version
1Then JobH347 answered and saidH559,
2No doubt but ye are the peopleH5971,And wisdomH2451 shall dieH4191 with you.3But I have understanding as wellH1571 as you;I am not inferior to you:Yea, who knoweth not such thingsH428 as these?4I amH1961 as oneH6662 that is a laughing-stock to his neighborH7453,I who calledH7121 upon GodH433, and he answeredH6030:The just, the perfectH8549 man is a laughing-stock.5In the thought of him that is at easeH7600 there is contemptH937 for misfortune;It is ready for them whose footH7272 slippeth.6The tentsH168 of robbers prosper,And they that provoke GodH410 are secure;Into whose handH3027 GodH410 bringeth abundantly.7But askH7592 now the beasts, and they shall teachH3384 thee;And the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, and they shall tellH5046 thee:8Or speakH7878 to the earthH776, and it shall teachH3384 thee;And the fishes of the seaH3220 shall declare unto thee.9Who knoweth not in all these,That the handH3027 of Jehovah hath wrought this,10In whose handH3027 is the soulH5315 of every living thing,And the breathH7307 of all mankind?11Doth not the earH241 try wordsH4405,Even as the palateH2441 tasteth its foodH400?12With aged men is wisdomH2451,And in lengthH753 of daysH3117 understandingH8394.13WithGodis wisdomH2451 and might;He hath counselH6098 and understandingH8394.14Behold, he breaketh downH2040, and it cannot be builtH1129 again;He shutteth up a manH376, and there can be no opening.15Behold, he withholdeth the watersH4325, and they dryH3001 up;Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earthH776.16With him is strengthH5797 and wisdomH8454;The deceived and the deceiver are his.17He leadeth counsellors away stripped,And judgesH8199 maketh he fools.18He looseth the bond of kingsH4428,And he bindeth their loinsH4975 with a girdle.19He leadeth priestsH3548 away stripped,And overthroweth the mighty.20He removeth the speech of the trusty,And taketh awayH5493 the understanding of the eldersH2205.21He poureth contemptH937 upon princes,And looseth the belt of the strong.22He uncovereth deepH6757 things out of darknessH2822,And bringeth out to lightH216 the shadow of death.23He increaseth the nationsH1471, and he destroyeth them:He enlargeth the nationsH1471, and he leadeth them captive.24He taketh awayH5493 understanding from the chiefsH7218 of the peopleH5971 of the earthH776,And causeth them to wanderH8582 in a wilderness where there is no wayH1870.25They gropeH4959 in the dark without lightH216;And he maketh them to staggerH8582 like a drunkenH7910 man.
Commentaries on Job 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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