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| | The King James Version Online Bible (KJV) | The American Standard Version Online Bible (ASV) |
| Job 12:1 | And Job answered and said, | Then Job answered and said, |
| 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. |
| 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? |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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]. |
| 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: |
| 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. |
| 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, |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Job 12:17 | He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. | He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools. |
| 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. |
| Job 12:19 | He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. | He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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