Then Job answered :
Then Job answered and
said,
Translation comparison
Job 12
25 aligned verses; 25 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
“Truly
then
you
are the people with
whom
wisdom itself
will
die !
No
doubt
but
ye
are the people ,
And
wisdom shall
die with
you.
But I also
have a
mind
; I am not inferior to you .
Who does
not know
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?
I am a laughingstock
to my
friends
, though
I called on
God, and He answered .
The righteous
and
upright
man is a laughingstock
.
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
.
The one
at ease scorns
misfortune as
the
fate
of
those
whose feet
are
slipping
.
In
the thought
of
him
that
is
at ease there
is
contempt
for
misfortune ;
It
is
ready
for
them
whose foot
slippeth
.
The tents of robbers are
safe
, and those
who
provoke God are secure —
those
who
carry
their
god in
their
hands
.
The tents of robbers prosper
, And they
that
provoke God are secure ;
Into
whose
hand
God bringeth
`abundantly'
.
But ask the animals
, and they will
instruct
you
; ask
the birds of the air
, and they will
tell you.
But ask now
the beasts
, and they shall
teach
thee
; And
the birds of the heavens
, and they shall
tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it will
teach you
; let
the fish
of the sea inform
you
.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall
teach thee
; And
the fishes
of the sea shall
declare
unto
thee
.
Which
of
all these does
not
know
that the hand of the
LORD
has
done
this ?
Who
knoweth
not
in
all these ,
That the hand of Jehovah
hath
wrought
this ,
The life
of every living thing is
in
His
hand
, as
well
as
the breath of all mankind .
In
whose
hand
is
the soul
of every living thing, And
the breath of all mankind ?
Does
not the ear test
words as the tongue
tastes
its food?
Doth
not the ear try
words ,
Even
as the palate
tasteth
its food?
Wisdom
is
found
with the
elderly
, and understanding comes
with
long
life
.
With aged
men
is
wisdom
, And in
length
of
days
understanding.
Wisdom and strength
belong
to
God
; counsel and understanding are
His
.
With
`God'
is
wisdom and might
; He
hath
counsel and understanding.
What
He tears
down cannot be rebuilt
; the
man
He imprisons
cannot
be released
.
Behold,
he breaketh
down ,
and
it
cannot be built
again
; He shutteth
up
a
man,
and
there
can
be no
opening
.
If
He holds
back
the waters, they dry up, and
if
He releases
them, they overwhelm
the land
.
Behold,
he withholdeth
the waters, and
they dry up ;
Again
, he sendeth
them out
, and
they overturn
the earth
.
True
wisdom
and
power
belong
to
Him .
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
With
him is
strength
and
wisdom;
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leads
counselors
away barefoot
and makes
fools
of
judges.
He leadeth
counsellors
away stripped,
And judges maketh
he
fools
.
He loosens
the bonds
placed
by
kings and fastens
a
belt
around
their waists
.
He looseth
the bond
of
kings ,
And he
bindeth
their loins
with
a
girdle
.
He leads
priests away barefoot
and overthrows
the established
.
He leadeth
priests away stripped,
And overthroweth
the mighty
.
He deprives
the trusted
of
speech and takes
away the discernment
of elders.
He removeth
the speech of
the
trusty,
And taketh
away the understanding
of the
elders.
He pours
out
contempt on
nobles
and disarms
the mighty
.
He poureth
contempt upon
princes,
And looseth
the belt
of
the
strong
.
He reveals
the
deep things of darkness and brings
deep
shadows
into
light.
He uncovereth
deep things out
of darkness ,
And bringeth
out
to
light the
shadow
of
death
.
He makes
nations great
and destroys
them ;
He enlarges
nations, then
disperses
them.
He increaseth
the
nations ,
and he
destroyeth
them :
He enlargeth
the
nations, and
he
leadeth
them captive
.
He deprives
the earth’s
leaders
of reason
and makes
them wander in a trackless
wasteland
.
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
.
They grope in the darkness
without light; He makes
them stagger like drunkards
.
They grope in the dark
without light; And
he maketh
them to
stagger like a
drunken
man
.
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