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“No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
and wisdom will die with you.
“Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!
and wisdom will die with you!
But I have understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know such things as these?
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know such things as these?
But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?
I am a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
I, who called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
“I have become a laughingstock to my friends,
though I called on God and he answered —
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
though I called on God and he answered —
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
Who among all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
In his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
and the breath of all mankind.
In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.
and the breath of all mankind.
Does not the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
as the palate tastes food?
Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?
as the tongue tastes food?
Wisdom is with the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
and understanding in length of days.
Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?
Does not long life bring understanding?
“To God belong wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his.
counsel and understanding are his.
If he tears down, none can rebuild;
if he shuts a man in, none can open.
if he shuts a man in, none can open.
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
those he imprisons cannot be released.
those he imprisons cannot be released.
If he withholds the waters, they dry up;
if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
If he holds back the waters, there is drought;
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
With him are strength and sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
To him belong strength and insight;
both deceived and deceiver are his.
both deceived and deceiver are his.
He leads counselors away stripped,
and judges he makes fools.
and judges he makes fools.
He leads rulers away stripped
and makes fools of judges.
and makes fools of judges.
He looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
and overthrows the mighty.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows officials long established.
and overthrows officials long established.
He deprives of speech those who are trusted
and takes away the discernment of the elders.
and takes away the discernment of the elders.
He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.
and takes away the discernment of elders.
He pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
and loosens the belt of the strong.
He pours contempt on nobles
and disarms the mighty.
and disarms the mighty.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings deep darkness to light.
and brings deep darkness to light.
He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings utter darkness into the light.
and brings utter darkness into the light.
He makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
He makes nations great, and destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and makes them wander in a trackless waste.
and makes them wander in a trackless waste.
He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.