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And the palate taste food for itself?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>With Him [are] wisdom and might, To him [are] counsel and understanding.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy — no way!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13" /></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/job/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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