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World English Bible

Job 12 (WEBP)

[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
[3] But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?
[4] I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
[5] In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.
[6] The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.
[7] “But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
[8] Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.
[9] Who doesn’t know that in all these, Yahweh’s hand has done this,
[10] in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?
[11] Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?
[12] With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
[13] “With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
[14] Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
[15] Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
[16] With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
[17] He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
[18] He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.
[19] He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
[20] He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
[21] He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.
[22] He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
[23] He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
[24] He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
[25] They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 12 (KJVS)

[1] And Job answered () and said, ()
[2] No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die () with you.
[3] But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior () to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
[4] I am as one mocked of his neighbour, Who calleth () upon God, and he answereth () him: The just upright man is laughed to scorn.
[5] He that is ready () to slip () with his feet Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
[6] The tabernacles of robbers () prosper, () And they that provoke () God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth () abundantly.
[7] But ask () now the beasts, and they shall teach () thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell () thee:
[8] Or speak () to the earth, and it shall teach () thee: And the fishes of the sea shall declare () unto thee.
[9] Who knoweth () not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought () this?
[10] In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
[11] Doth not the ear try () words? And the mouth taste () his meat?
[12] With the ancient is wisdom; And in length of days understanding.
[13] With him is wisdom and strength, He hath counsel and understanding.
[14] Behold, he breaketh down, () and it cannot be built again: () He shutteth up () a man, and there can be no opening. ()
[15] Behold, he withholdeth () the waters, and they dry up: () Also he sendeth them out, () and they overturn () the earth.
[16] With him is strength and wisdom: The deceived () and the deceiver () are his.
[17] He leadeth () counsellors () away spoiled, And maketh the judges () fools. ()
[18] He looseth () the bond of kings, And girdeth () their loins with a girdle.
[19] He leadeth () princes away spoiled, And overthroweth () the mighty.
[20] He removeth away () the speech of the trusty, () And taketh away () the understanding of the aged.
[21] He poureth () contempt upon princes, And weakeneth () the strength of the mighty.
[22] He discovereth () deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out () to light the shadow of death.
[23] He increaseth () the nations, and destroyeth () them: He enlargeth () the nations, and straiteneth () them again.
[24] He taketh away () the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander () in a wilderness where there is no way.
[25] They grope () in the dark without light, And he maketh them to stagger () like a drunken man.

Job 12:3a Heb. an heart
Job 12:3b Heb. I fall not lower then you
Job 12:3c With whom are not such as these?
Job 12:10a Or, life
Job 12:10b Heb. all flesh of man
Job 12:11 Heb. palate
Job 12:13 That is, with God
Job 12:14 Heb. upon
Job 12:20 Heb. the lip of the faithful
Job 12:21 Or, looseth the girdle of the strong
Job 12:25 Heb. wander

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 12 (BYZ)

[1] υπολαβων δε ιωβ λεγει
[2] ειτα υμεις εστε ανθρωποι η μεθ υμων τελευτησει σοφια
[3] καμοι μεν καρδια καθ υμας εστιν
[4] δικαιος γαρ ανηρ και αμεμπτος εγενηθη εις χλευασμα
[5] εις χρονον γαρ τακτον ητοιμαστο πεσειν υπο αλλους οικους τε αυτου εκπορθεισθαι υπο ανομων
[6] ου μην δε αλλα μηδεις πεποιθετω πονηρος ων αθωος εσεσθαι οσοι παροργιζουσιν τον κυριον ως ουχι και ετασις αυτων εσται
[7] αλλα δη επερωτησον τετραποδα εαν σοι ειπωσιν πετεινα δε ουρανου εαν σοι απαγγειλωσιν
[8] εκδιηγησαι δε γη εαν σοι φραση και εξηγησονται σοι οι ιχθυες της θαλασσης
[9] τις ουκ εγνω εν πασι τουτοις οτι χειρ κυριου εποιησεν ταυτα
[10] ει μη εν χειρι αυτου ψυχη παντων των ζωντων και πνευμα παντος ανθρωπου
[11] ους μεν γαρ ρηματα διακρινει λαρυγξ δε σιτα γευεται
[12] εν πολλω χρονω σοφια εν δε πολλω βιω επιστημη
[13] παρ αυτω σοφια και δυναμις αυτω βουλη και συνεσις
[14] εαν καταβαλη τις οικοδομησει εαν κλειση κατα ανθρωπων τις ανοιξει
[15] εαν κωλυση το ωδωρ ξηρανει την γην εαν δε επαφη απωλεσεν αυτην καταστρεψας
[16] παρ αυτω κρατος και ισχυς αυτω επιστημη και συνεσις
[17] διαγων βουλευτας αιχμαλωτους κριτας δε γης εξεστησεν
[18] καθιζανων βασιλεις επι θρονους και περιεδησεν ζωνη οσφυας αυτων
[19] εξαποστελλων ιερεις αιχμαλωτους δυναστας δε γης κατεστρεψεν
[20] διαλλασσων χειλη πιστων συνεσιν δε πρεσβυτερων εγνω
[21] εκχεων ατιμιαν επ αρχοντας ταπεινους δε ιασατο
[22] ανακαλυπτων βαθεα εκ σκοτους εξηγαγεν δε εις φως σκιαν θανατου
[23] πλανων εθνη και απολλυων αυτα καταστρωννυων εθνη και καθοδηγων αυτα
[24] διαλλασσων καρδιας αρχοντων γης επλανησεν δε αυτους οδω η ουκ ηδεισαν
[25] ψηλαφησαισαν σκοτος και μη φως πλανηθειησαν δε ωσπερ ο μεθυων