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Job’s Fourth Speech: A Response to Zophar
Then Job spoke again:
Then Job spoke again:
Job Chides His Accusers
Then Job responded,
Then Job responded,
“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!
“Truly then you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
And with you wisdom will die!
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?
“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?
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.
“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.
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.
“He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
“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.
“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.
“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.
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.
“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.
“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,
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.
In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?
And the breath of all mankind?
The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
“Does not the ear test words,
As the palate tastes its food?
As the palate tastes its food?
Wisdom belongs to the aged,
and understanding to the old.
and understanding to the old.
“Wisdom is with aged men,
With long life is understanding.
With long life is understanding.
“But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.
counsel and understanding are his.
Job Speaks of the Power of God
“With Him are wisdom and might;
To Him belong counsel and understanding.
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.
“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.
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.
“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.
Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
“With Him are strength and sound wisdom,
The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
wise judges become fools.
“He makes counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.
And makes fools of judges.
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 loosens the bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.
And binds their loins with a girdle.
He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
he overthrows those with long years in power.
“He makes priests walk barefoot
And overthrows the secure ones.
And overthrows the secure ones.
He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
and removes the insight of the elders.
“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
He pours disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.
and disarms the strong.
“He pours contempt on nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong.
And loosens the belt of the strong.
“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
“He reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light.
And brings the deep darkness into light.
He builds up nations, and he destroys them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
“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 strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
“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.