Berean Standard Bible

Job 12:13-16

13Wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369belong to Godעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973;counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and understanding are Hisוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

14Whatהֵ֣ןhenH2005He tears downיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be rebuiltיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129;the manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376He imprisonsיִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל־yis.Gor 'al-H5462 H5921cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be releasedיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.

15Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005He holds backיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,they dry upוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001,and if He releases themוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971,they overwhelmוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16True wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454and powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797belong to Himעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973.The deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are His.

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