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<t><p class="indent1">I am not inferior<MH5307> to you. <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>who<MH4310> does not know<MH854> such<MH3644> things as these<MH428>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“I am<MH1961> a joke<MH7814> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>my friends<MH7453>, <t><p class="indent1">The one who called<MH7121> on God<MH433> and He answered<MH6030a> him; <t><p class="indent1">The just<MH6662> <i>and</i> blameless<MH8549> <i>man</i> is a joke<MH7814>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>He who is at<MH7600> ease<MH7600> holds<MH6248> disaster<MH6365> in contempt<MH937>, <t><p class="indent1">As prepared<MH3559> for those whose feet<MH7272> slip<MH4571>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“The tents<MH168> of the destroyers<MH7703> prosper<MH7951>, <t><p class="indent1">And those who provoke<MH7264> God<MH410> are secure<MH987>, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Whom<MH834> God<MH433> brings<MH935> into their power<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“But just<MH4994> ask<MH7592> the animals<MH929>, and have them teach<MH3384> you; <t><p class="indent1">And the birds<MH5775> of the sky<MH8064>, and have them tell<MH5046> you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Or<MH176> speak<MH7878> to the earth<MH776>, and have it teach<MH3384> you; <t><p class="indent1">And have the fish<MH1709> of the sea<MH3220> tell<MH5608> you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> among all<MH3605> these<MH428> does not know<MH3045> <t><p class="indent1">That the hand<MH3027> of the LORD<MH3068> has done<MH6213a> this<MH2088>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>In whose<MH834> hand<MH3027> is the life<MH5315> of every<MH3605> living<MH2416a> thing<MH2416a>, <t><p class="indent1">And the breath<MH7307> of all<MH3605> mankind<MH376, 1320>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Does the ear<MH241> not put<MH974> words<MH4405> to<MH974> the<MH974> test<MH974>, <t><p class="indent1">As the palate<MH2441> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>tastes<MH2938> its food<MH400>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Wisdom<MH2451> is with the aged<MH3453>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And with</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>long<MH753> life<MH3117> <i>comes</i> understanding<MH8394>. <p class="hdg">Job Speaks of the Power of God</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Wisdom<MH2451> and might<MH1369> are with Him; <t><p class="indent1">Advice<MH6098> and understanding<MH8394> <i>belong</i> to Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, He tears<MH2040> down<MH2040>, and it cannot<MH3808> be rebuilt<MH1129>; <t><p class="indent1">He <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>imprisons<MH5462> a person<MH376>, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>there is no<MH3808> release<MH6605a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, He restrains<MH6113> the waters<MH4325>, and they dry<MH3001> up<MH3001>; <t><p class="indent1">And He sends<MH7971> them out<MH7971>, and they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>inundate<MH2015> the earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Strength<MH5797> and sound<MH8454> wisdom<MH8454> are with Him. <t><p class="indent1">One who goes<MH7683> astray<MH7683> and one who leads<MH7686> astray<MH7686> belong to Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“He makes advisers<MH3289> walk<MH1980> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>barefoot<MH7758> <t><p class="indent1">And makes<MH1984b> fools<MH1984b> of judges<MH8199>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“He undoes<MH6605a> the binding<MH4147> of kings<MH4428>, <t><p class="indent1">And ties<MH631> a loincloth<MH232> around their waist<MH4975>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“He makes priests<MH3548> walk<MH1980> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>barefoot<MH7758>, <t><p class="indent1">And overthrows<MH5557> the secure<MH386> ones<MH386>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“He deprives<MH5493> the trusted<MH539> ones of speech<MH8193>, <t><p class="indent1">And takes<MH3947> away the discernment<MH2940> of the elders<MH2205>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“He pours<MH8210> contempt<MH937> on nobles<MH5081>, <t><p class="indent1">And loosens<MH7503> the belt<MH4206b> of the strong<MH650>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“He reveals<MH1540> mysteries<MH6013> from the darkness<MH2822>, <t><p class="indent1">And brings<MH3318> the deep<MH6757> darkness<MH6757> into light<MH216>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“He makes<MH7679> the nations<MH1471> great<MH7679>, then destroys<MH6> them; <t><p class="indent1">He <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>enlarges<MH7849> the nations<MH1471>, then leads<MH5148> them away. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“He deprives<MH5493> the leaders<MH7218> of the earth’s<MH776> people<MH5971a> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>intelligence<MH3820> <t><p class="indent1">And makes them wander<MH8582> in a pathless<MH3808, 1870> wasteland<MH8414>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“They grope<MH4959> in darkness<MH2822> with no<MH3808> light<MH216>, <t><p class="indent1">And He makes them stagger<MH8582> like a drunken<MH7910> person<MH7910>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>with whom is there not like these?</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>his</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>Contempt for calamity is the thought of him who is at ease</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>He who brings God into his hand.</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>tastes food for itself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>length of days</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>shuts against</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>it is not opened</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>overturn</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>stripped</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>stripped</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Or <i>spreads out</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>heart</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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