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“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!
“Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!
and wisdom will die with you!
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 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?
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 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!
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.
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.
“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 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;
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 it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
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?
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 his hand is the life of every creature
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 tongue tastes food?
as the tongue tastes food?
Wisdom belongs to the aged,
and understanding to the old.
and understanding to the old.
Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?
Does not long life bring understanding?
“But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.
counsel and understanding are his.
“To God belong wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his.
counsel and understanding are his.
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.
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
those he imprisons cannot be released.
those he imprisons cannot be released.
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.
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.
Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
To him belong strength and insight;
both deceived and deceiver are his.
both deceived and deceiver are his.
He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
wise judges become fools.
He leads rulers away stripped
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 leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
he overthrows those with long years in power.
He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows officials long established.
and overthrows officials long established.
He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
and removes the insight 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 disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.
and disarms the strong.
He pours contempt on nobles
and disarms the mighty.
and disarms the mighty.
“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings utter darkness into the light.
and brings utter darkness into the 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 nations great, and destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
He strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
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.