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Job's Response to Zophar
And Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
“No doubt you are the people,
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: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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?
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
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.
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
“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;
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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 whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
In his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
and the breath of all mankind.
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Does not the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
as the palate tastes food?
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Wisdom is with the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
and understanding in length of days.
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
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.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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.
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
With him are strength and sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leads counselors away stripped,
and judges he makes fools.
and judges he makes fools.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
and overthrows the mighty.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
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 poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
He pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
and loosens the belt of the strong.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings deep darkness to light.
and brings deep darkness to light.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
He makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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.