Job 12

¹And Job answereth and saith: —

²Truly — ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

³I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

⁴A laughter to his friend I am: 'He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.

⁵A torch — despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

⁶At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

⁷And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

⁸Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

⁹'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

¹⁰In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'

¹¹Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

¹²With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding.

¹³With Him [are] wisdom and might, To him [are] counsel and understanding.

¹⁴Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

¹⁵Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.