New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 12:22-25

22Herevealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540mysteriesעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013from the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822And bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.

23HemakesH7679the nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471greatH7679,then destroysוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6them; Heenlargesשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,then leadsוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148them away.

24Hedeprivesמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493of intelligenceלֵ֭בlevH3820the chiefsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the earth’sהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776peopleעַם־'am-H5971And makes them wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a pathlessלֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃lo'- Da.rekhH3808 H1870wasteבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414.

25Theygropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216, And He makes themstaggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like a drunkenH7910manH7910.

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