American Standard Version
Job 12:12-25
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.
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