Job 12:7-20

7"But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;

8or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you.

9Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?

10In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

11Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

12Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.

13"With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.

14If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.

15If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.

16With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.

18He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips.

19He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.

20He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.