Job 12 - Meaning & Verses

"And Job answered and said,"

"No doubt but ye {are} the people, and wisdom shall die with you."

"But I have understanding as well as you; I {am} not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? {understanding: Heb. an heart} {I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you} {who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?}"

"I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn."

"He that is ready to slip with {his} feet {is as} a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease."

"The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}."

"But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:"

"Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee."

"Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?"

"In whose hand {is} the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. {soul: or, life} {all...: Heb. all flesh of man}"

"Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? {mouth: Heb. palate}"

"With the ancient {is} wisdom; and in length of days understanding."

"With him {is} wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. {With...: that is, With God}"

"Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. {up: Heb. upon}"

"Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth."

"With him {is} strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver {are} his."

"He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."

"He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle."

"He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty."

"He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. {speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful}"

"He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. {weakeneth...: or, looseth the girdle of the strong}"

"He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death."

"He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them {again}. {straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in}"

"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."

"They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like {a} drunken {man}. {stagger: Heb. wander}"