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He makes them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like <i>a</i> drunken <i>man</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken <i>man.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them wander about like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They grope in darkness without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They grope around in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like a drunkard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They grope around in darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunken men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />lost in the dark, staggering like someone drunk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They grope in the dark with no light, and he makes them stumble like drunks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />they grope in the dark and stagger like drunkards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They feel darkness, and not light, "" He causes them to wander as a drunkard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will feel darkness and not light, and he will cause them to wander as one intoxicated.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall grope as in the dark, and not in the light, and he shall make them stagger like men that are drunk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will grope as in the darkness, not the light, and he will make them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They grope in the darkness without light; he makes them wander like drunkards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light; he makes them stagger like a drunkard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They search in darkness without light, and they grope in darkness without understanding; and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They will search in darkness and not in the light, and they will grope in the darkness and not the light, and he inebriates them like drunkards <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They grope in the dark without light, And He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let them grope <i>in</i> darkness, and <i>let there be</i> no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-25.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=1917" 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">24</span>He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4959.htm" title="4959: yə·maš·šū- (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To feel, grope. A primitive root; to feel of; by implication, to grope.">They grope</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">in the darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">light;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: way·yaṯ·‘êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">He makes them stagger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7910.htm" title="7910: kaš·šik·kō·wr (Prep-k, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Drunken. Or shikkor; from shakar; intoxicated, as a state or a habit.">like drunkards.</a> </span><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="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10</a></span><br />Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Psalm 107:27</a></span><br />They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a></span><br />and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Isaiah 19:14</a></span><br />The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a></span><br />They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></span><br />But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-11.htm">1 John 2:11</a></span><br />But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a></span><br />They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them to stagger like a drunken man.</p><p class="hdg">grope</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-14.htm">Job 5:14</a></b></br> They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11</a></b></br> And they smote the men that <i>were</i> at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a></b></br> And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save <i>thee</i>.</p><p class="hdg">maketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Psalm 107:27</a></b></br> They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Isaiah 19:14</a></b></br> The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken <i>man</i> staggereth in his vomit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Isaiah 24:20</a></b></br> The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.</p><p class="hdg">stagger.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/12-24.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">Drunkard</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Grope</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Stagger</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/18-14.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Drunkard</a> <a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/job/24-23.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Grope</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/15-25.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/13-11.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Stagger</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Wine</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'; 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In the biblical context, darkness often symbolizes ignorance, sin, or judgment (<a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-10</a>). The imagery of groping suggests a desperate search for direction or truth, akin to the Israelites' experience in the wilderness when they lacked guidance (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>). This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blindness, a condition that Jesus came to heal (<a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a>). The absence of light signifies the absence of God's presence and truth, as God is often associated with light (1 <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>).<p><b>He makes them stagger like drunkards.</b><br>This part of the verse illustrates the disorientation and instability that result from divine judgment or the rejection of God's wisdom. The imagery of staggering like drunkards conveys a loss of control and direction, similar to the effects of God's judgment on nations and individuals throughout the Bible (<a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Isaiah 19:14</a>). Historically, drunkenness was a common metaphor for divine wrath and confusion (<a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a>). This can also be seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He offers stability and clarity to those who are spiritually lost (<a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a>). The staggering reflects the futility of human wisdom apart from God, as seen in the lives of those who reject His guidance (<a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering. His dialogues with friends form the core of the book.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often attributing it to sin or lack of faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate sovereign being who allows Job's trials and is the source of wisdom and understanding, as highlighted in Job's speeches.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolic of confusion, lack of understanding, and the absence of divine guidance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/drunkards.htm">Drunkards</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe those who are disoriented and lack control, illustrating the state of those who are without God's light.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_human_limitations.htm">Understanding Human Limitations</a></b><br>Recognize that without God's guidance, humans are like those groping in darkness, unable to find their way.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_divine_wisdom.htm">Dependence on Divine Wisdom</a></b><br>Acknowledge the necessity of seeking God's wisdom to navigate life's challenges and avoid spiritual disorientation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Understand that turning away from God leads to confusion and instability, akin to staggering like a drunkard.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Reflect on how trials can reveal our dependence on God and lead us to a deeper trust in His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_light.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Light</a></b><br>Emphasize the need for the light of Christ in our lives to illuminate our path and provide clarity in times of darkness.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They grope in the dark without light</span> (comp. <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Job 5:14</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>). And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man; literally, <span class="accented">to wander -</span> to pursue a devious course instead of a straight one. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-25.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">They grope</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·maš·šū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4959.htm">Strong's 4959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel of, to grope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֥שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light;</span><br /><span class="heb">א֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He makes them stagger</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaṯ·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like drunkards.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(kaš·šik·kō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7910.htm">Strong's 7910: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intoxicated, as a, state, a habit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-25.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:25 They grope in the dark without light (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:1" /></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>