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Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
Job’s Fourth Speech: A Response to Zophar
Then Job spoke again:
Then Job spoke again:
“No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
and wisdom will die with you.
“You people really know everything, don’t you?
And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
And when you die, 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?
Well, I know a few things myself —
and you’re no better than I am.
Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?
and you’re no better than I am.
Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?
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.
Yet my friends laugh at me,
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.
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.
People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
“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;
“Just ask the animals, and they will teach you.
Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you.
Let the fish in the sea speak to you.
Let the fish in the sea speak to 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?
In his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
and the breath of all mankind.
For the life of every living thing is in his hand,
and the breath of every human being.
and the breath of every human being.
Does not the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
as the palate tastes food?
The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
Wisdom is with the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
and understanding in length of days.
Wisdom belongs to the aged,
and understanding to the old.
and understanding to the old.
“But true wisdom and power are found in God;
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 destroys cannot be rebuilt.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
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 rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
With him are strength and sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
He leads counselors away stripped,
and judges he makes fools.
and judges he makes fools.
He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
wise judges become fools.
He looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
He removes the royal robe of kings.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
and overthrows the mighty.
He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
he overthrows those with long years in power.
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 trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
and removes the insight of the elders.
He pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
and loosens the belt of the strong.
He pours disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.
and disarms the strong.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings deep darkness to light.
and brings deep darkness to light.
“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
He makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
He builds up nations, and he destroys them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
He expands nations, and he abandons 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 strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.