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Job 12

25 aligned verses; 25 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse YLT Young's Literal Translation BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Job answereth and saith : --
Then Job answered :
Truly -- ye ` are ' the people , And with you doth wisdom die .
Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die !
I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you , And with whom is there not like these?
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you . Who does not know such things as these?
A laughter to his friend I am : `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter `is' the perfect righteous one .
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock .
A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping .
At peace are the tents of spoilers , And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought .
The tents of robbers are safe , and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands .
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 .
But ask the animals , and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air , and they will tell you .
Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
`Who hath not known in all these , That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
In whose hand `is' the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man . '
The life of every living thing is in His hand , as well as the breath of all mankind .
Doth not the ear try words ? And the palate taste food for itself ?
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
With the very aged `is' wisdom , And `with' length of days understanding.
Wisdom is found with the elderly , and understanding comes with long life .
With Him `are' wisdom and might, To him `are' counsel and understanding.
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His .
Lo, He breaketh down , and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man , And it is not opened .
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released .
Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth , And they overturn the land.
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
With Him `are' strength and wisdom , His the deceived and deceiver.
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His .
Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish .
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins .
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists .
Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth .
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established .
Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away .
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders .
Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble .
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Removing deep things out of darkness , And He bringeth out to light death-shade .
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
Magnifying the nations , and He destroyeth them , Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
He makes nations great and destroys them ; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
They feel darkness , and not light , He causeth them to wander as a drunkard .
They grope in the darkness without light ; He makes them stagger like drunkards .

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