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They give a push to people who are stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that is ready to slip with <i>his</i> feet <i>is as</i> a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; <i>It is</i> made ready for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He who is at ease holds disaster in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for upheaval, <i>there is only</i> contempt by the one who acts at ease, <i>But</i> it is prepared for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He who is at ease has contempt for misfortune, <i>But misfortune is</i> ready [and anxiously waiting] for those whose feet slip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's easy to condemn those who are suffering, when you have no troubles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for them whose foot slippeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"A person who has an easy life has no appreciation for misfortune. He thinks it is the fate of those who slip up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have no troubles, and yet you make fun of me; you hit someone who is about to fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The carefree are thinking, 'I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For calamity, there is derision (according to the ideas of the fortunate)--a fate for those whose feet slip! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A torch—despised in the thoughts of the secure "" Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To misfortune is contempt to the thoughts of him at ease, being prepared for the waverings of the foot.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The lamp that is despised in the thoughts of the rich is ready for the appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The undisturbed esteem my downfall a disgrace such as awaits unsteady feet; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those at ease have contempt for misfortune, but it is ready for those whose feet are unstable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who is ready to do away with contempt and iniquity, and to strengthen the slippery feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To remove madness and evil and to restore a disjointed foot<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, A thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be <i>held</i> guiltless,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1789" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Job Responds to Zophar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7600.htm" title="7600: ša·’ă·nān (Adj-ms) -- At ease, secure. From sha'an; secure; in a bad sense, haughty.">The one at ease</a> <a href="/hebrew/937.htm" title="937: būz (N-ms) -- Contempt. From buwz; disrespect.">scorns</a> <a href="/hebrew/6365.htm" title="6365: lap·pîḏ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Ruin, disaster. From an unused root probably meaning to pierce; misfortune.">misfortune</a> <a href="/hebrew/6248.htm" title="6248: lə·‘aš·tūṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Thought. From ashath; cogitation.">as the fate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: nā·ḵō·wn (N-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: rā·ḡel (N-fs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">of those whose feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/4571.htm" title="4571: lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏê (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To slip, slide, totter, shake. A primitive root; to waver.">are slipping.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Proverbs 19:28</a></span><br />A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Psalm 123:4</a></span><br />We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Isaiah 28:22</a></span><br />So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalm 35:15-16</a></span><br />But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. / Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-5.htm">Proverbs 17:5</a></span><br />He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Isaiah 57:4</a></span><br />Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a></span><br />Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a></span><br />As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35-37</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29-32</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4</a></span><br />Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36</a></span><br />Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.</p><p class="hdg">ready</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></b></br> To me <i>belongeth</i> vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in <i>due</i> time: for the day of their calamity <i>is</i> at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Psalm 17:5</a></b></br> Hold up my goings in thy paths, <i>that</i> my footsteps slip not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Psalm 94:18</a></b></br> When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.</p><p class="hdg">a lamp</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5</a></b></br> Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a></b></br> The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a></b></br> Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.</p><p class="hdg">of him</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-5.htm">Job 6:5</a></b></br> Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-4.htm">Job 16:4</a></b></br> I also could speak as ye <i>do</i>: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Psalm 123:3,4</a></b></br> Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Brand</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/esther/1-18.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Contemptible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-4.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/job/7-13.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/job/11-13.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Slip</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Slippeth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-9.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Slips</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Torch</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Brand</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Contemptible</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Slip</a> <a href="/psalms/38-16.htm">Slippeth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/psalms/38-16.htm">Slips</a> <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Torch</a> <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Job 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-1.htm">Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The one at ease</b><br>This phrase refers to individuals who are in a position of comfort and security. In the context of Job, it highlights the contrast between those who are suffering and those who are not. Biblically, this can be seen in the story of the rich man and Lazarus (<a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>), where the rich man lived in ease while Lazarus suffered. Theologically, it suggests a warning against complacency and a lack of empathy for those in distress.<p><b>scorns misfortune</b><br>To scorn misfortune implies a dismissive or contemptuous attitude towards the suffering of others. This reflects a lack of compassion and understanding, which is contrary to the biblical call to love and support one another (<a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>). Historically, this attitude can be seen in societies where the wealthy and powerful often disregarded the plight of the poor and oppressed.<p><b>as the fate of those</b><br>This phrase suggests a deterministic view of suffering, where misfortune is seen as an inevitable outcome for certain individuals. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, suffering was often viewed as a result of divine judgment or personal failure. However, the book of Job challenges this notion by presenting a righteous man who suffers without cause.<p><b>whose feet are slipping</b><br>This imagery of slipping feet conveys instability and vulnerability. It is a metaphor for those who are on the brink of disaster or failure. In <a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Psalm 73:2</a>, the psalmist uses similar language to describe a crisis of faith. Theologically, it can represent the human condition of being prone to sin and the need for divine support, as seen in <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Psalm 121:3</a>, where God is described as one who will not let your foot slip.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to his own sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing and ultimately restores him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misfortune.htm">Understanding Misfortune</a></b><br>Misfortune is not always a result of personal sin. Job's account challenges the simplistic view that suffering is always a direct punishment for wrongdoing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy for the Suffering</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to empathize with those who suffer rather than scorn them. We should offer support and understanding, reflecting Christ's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Being "at ease" can lead to a lack of compassion and understanding. We must guard against becoming complacent in our spiritual lives and attitudes toward others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_trials.htm">The Role of Trials</a></b><br>Trials can serve as a refining process, drawing us closer to God and developing perseverance and character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty, even when circumstances seem unfair or incomprehensible.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_good_people_suffer.htm">Why do good people experience misfortune?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_argue_with_a_silent_god.htm">How can Job's claim in Job 23:3-5 that he would argue his case directly before God be reconciled with a supposedly omnipresent deity who remains silent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an 'evil spirit from the Lord' (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.</span>--This rendering conveys no sense. The meaning is either that the lamp or torch prepared for feet tottering and uncertain in the darkness is disregarded and rejected by those who are at ease, and need no such aid; in which case one does not see very clearly why Job compares himself to such a torch: or, more probably, there is contempt for calamity in the thoughts of him that is at ease, it is ready at hand for them who are tottering with their feet.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease</span>; rather, as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">In the thought of</span> him <span class="accented">that is at ease</span> <span class="accented">there is contempt for misfortune</span>; <span class="accented">it</span> (<span class="accented">i e. contempt</span>) <span class="accented">is ready for them whose foot slippeth.</span> The meaning is, "I am despised and scorned by you who sit at ease, because my foot has slipped, and I have fallen into misfortune." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The one at ease</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲנָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7600.htm">Strong's 7600: </a> </span><span class="str2">Secure, haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despises</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֭וּז</span> <span class="translit">(būz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disrespect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">misfortune</span><br /><span class="heb">לַפִּ֣יד</span> <span class="translit">(lap·pîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3940.htm">Strong's 3940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flambeau, lamp, flame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the fate</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aš·tūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6248.htm">Strong's 6248: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cogitation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those whose feet</span><br /><span class="heb">רָֽגֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are slipping.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4571.htm">Strong's 4571: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slip, slide, totter, shake</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-5.htm">Job 12:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:5 In the thought of him who (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>