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Job 12 Brenton's Septuagint Translation
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and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them <i>away</i>.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, <i>saying</i>,<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/job/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Let them grope <i>in</i> darkness, and <i>let there be</i> no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></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="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>