1And Job347 answered6030 and said559,
2No doubt551 but ye are the people5971, and wisdom2451 shall die4191 with you.
3But1571 I have understanding3824 as well as you; I am not inferior5307 to you: yea, who knoweth not such things3644 as these?
4I am as one mocked7814 of his neighbour7453, who calleth7121 upon God433, and he answereth6030 him: the just6662 upright8549 man is laughed to scorn7814.
5He that is ready3559 to slip4571 with his feet7272 is as a lamp3940 despised937 in the thought6248 of him that is at ease7600.
6The tabernacles168 of robbers7703 prosper7951, and they that provoke7264 God410 are secure987; into whose hand3027 God433 bringeth935 abundantly.
7But199 ask7592 now the beasts929, and they shall teach3384 thee; and the fowls5775 of the air8064, and they shall tell5046 thee:
8Or speak7878 to the earth776, and it shall teach3384 thee: and the fishes1709 of the sea3220 shall declare5608 unto thee.
9Who knoweth3045 not in all these that the hand3027 of the LORD3068 hath wrought6213 this?
10In whose hand3027 is the soul5315 of every living thing2416, and the breath7307 of all mankind376 1320.
11Doth not the ear241 try974 words4405? and the mouth2441 taste2938 his meat400?
12With the ancient3453 is wisdom2451; and in length753 of days3117 understanding8394.
13With him is wisdom2451 and strength1369, he hath counsel6098 and understanding8394.
14Behold, he breaketh down2040, and it cannot be built again1129: he shutteth up5462 a man376, and there can be no opening6605.
15Behold, he withholdeth6113 the waters4325, and they dry up3001: also he sendeth them out7971, and they overturn2015 the earth776.
16With him is strength5797 and wisdom8454: the deceived7683 and the deceiver7686 are his.
17He leadeth3212 counsellors3289 away spoiled7758, and maketh the judges8199 fools1984.
18He looseth6605 the bond4148 of kings4428, and girdeth631 their loins4975 with a girdle232.
19He leadeth3212 princes3548 away spoiled7758, and overthroweth5557 the mighty386.
20He removeth away5493 the speech8193 of the trusty539, and taketh away3947 the understanding2940 of the aged2205.
21He poureth8210 contempt937 upon princes5081, and weakeneth7503 the strength4206 of the mighty650.
22He discovereth1540 deep things6013 out of darkness2822, and bringeth out3318 to light216 the shadow of death6757.
23He increaseth7679 the nations1471, and destroyeth6 them: he enlargeth7849 the nations1471, and straiteneth5148 them again.
24He taketh away5493 the heart3820 of the chief7218 of the people5971 of the earth776, and causeth them to wander8582 in a wilderness8414 where there is no way1870.
25They grope4959 in the dark2822 without light216, and he maketh them to stagger8582 like a drunken7910 man.