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“Truly then you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
And with you wisdom will die!
“Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!
and wisdom will die with you!
“But I have intelligence as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
And who does not know such things as these?
I am not inferior to you.
And 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 joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
“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!
“He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
As prepared 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.
“The tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
And the birds of the heavens, and let them 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 let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
And let the fish of the sea declare to 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 whose 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 its food?
As the palate tastes its food?
Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?
as the tongue tastes food?
“Wisdom is with aged men,
With long life is understanding.
With long life is understanding.
Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?
Does not long life bring understanding?
Job Speaks of the Power of God
“With Him are wisdom and might;
To Him belong counsel and understanding.
“To God belong wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his.
counsel and understanding are his.
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
those he imprisons cannot be released.
those he imprisons cannot be released.
“Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
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 misled and the misleader belong to Him.
The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
To him belong strength and insight;
both deceived and deceiver are his.
both deceived and deceiver are his.
“He makes counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.
And makes fools of judges.
He leads rulers away stripped
and makes fools of judges.
and makes fools of judges.
“He loosens the bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.
And binds their loins with a girdle.
“He makes priests walk barefoot
And overthrows the secure ones.
And overthrows the secure ones.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows officials long established.
and overthrows officials long established.
“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
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 nobles
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 reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light.
And brings the deep darkness into light.
He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings utter darkness into the light.
and brings utter darkness into the light.
“He makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
He makes nations great, and destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
“He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
And makes them wander in a pathless 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.