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| Job 12:1 | And Job answered and said, | Then Job answered and said, | Then Job answered, | And Job answereth and saith: |
| Job 12:2 | No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. | "No doubt, but you are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. | Truly ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die. |
| Job 12:3 | But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? | But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these? | But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yes, who doesn't know such things as these? | I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these? |
| Job 12:4 | I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. | I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock. | 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. | A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,` A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one. |
| Job 12:5 | He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. | In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth. | In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune, It is ready for them whose foot slips. | A torch despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet. |
| Job 12:6 | The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. | The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly]. | The tents of robbers prosper, Those who provoke God are secure; Who carry their God in their hands. | At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought. |
| Job 12:7 | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: | "But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; The birds of the sky, and they shall tell you. | And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. |
| Job 12:8 | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you; The fish of the sea shall declare to you. | Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee: |
| Job 12:9 | Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? | Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this, | Who doesn't know that in all these, The hand of Yahweh has done this, | `Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this? |
| Job 12:10 | In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. | In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? | In whose hand is the life of every living thing, The breath of all mankind? | In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.` |
| Job 12:11 | Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? | Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? | Doesn't the ear try words, Even as the palate tastes its food? | Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself? |
| Job 12:12 | With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. | With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding. | With aged men is wisdom, In length of days understanding. | With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding. |
| Job 12:13 | With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. | With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding. | "With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding. | With Him [are] wisdom and might, To him [are] counsel and understanding. |
| Job 12:14 | Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. | Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. | Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. | Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened. |
| Job 12:15 | Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. | Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land. |
| Job 12:16 | With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. | With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his. | With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his. | With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver. |
| Job 12:17 | He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. | He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools. | He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools. | Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish. |
| Job 12:18 | He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. | He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle. | He loosens the bond of kings, He binds their loins with a belt. | The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins. |
| Job 12:19 | He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. | He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty. | He leads priests away stripped, And overthrows the mighty. | Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth. |
| Job 12:20 | He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. | He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders. | He removes the speech of those who are trusted, And takes away the understanding of the elders. | Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away. |
| Job 12:21 | He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. | He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong. | He pours contempt on princes, And loosens the belt of the strong. | Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble. |
| Job 12:22 | He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. | He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death. | He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings out to light the shadow of death. | Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade. |
| Job 12:23 | He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. | He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive. | He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. | Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them. |
| Job 12:24 | 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. | He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | 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. | Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy no way! |
| Job 12:25 | They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. | They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. | They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man. | They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard. |
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