New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

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Job, 12

1 And Job proceeded to answer and say:

2 “For a fact YOU men are the people, And with YOU wisdom will die out!

3 I too have a heart as well as YOU. I am not inferior to YOU,*1 And with whom are there not things like these?

  1. Lit., “I am not falling behind you.”

4 [One who is] a laughingstock to his fellowman I*1 become, One calling to God*2 that he should answer him. A laughingstock is the righteous, unblamable one.

  1. “I,” MVg; LXXSy, “he.”

  2. “To God.” Heb., le·ʼElohʹah.

5 In thought, the carefree one has contempt for extinction itself; It is made ready for those of wobbling feet.

6 The tents of the despoilers are unworried, And the ones enraging God*1 have the safety Belonging to one who has brought a god*2 in his hand.

  1. “God.” Heb., ʼEl.

  2. “A god.” Heb., ʼelohʹah.

7 However, ask, please, the domestic animals, and they will instruct you; Also the winged creatures of the heavens, and they will tell you.

8 Or show your concern to the earth,*1 and it will instruct you; And the fishes of the sea will declare it to you.

  1. Or, “Or speak thoughtfully to the earth.” By a correction, “Or the reptiles [or, wild beasts] of the earth.”

9 Who among all these does not well know That the hand of Jehovah*1 itself has done this,

  1. “Jehovah,” MLXXSyVg; T(Aram.), Yai.

10 In whose hand is the soul of everyone alive And the spirit*1 of all flesh of man?*2

  1. “And the spirit (breath) of.” Heb., weruʹach; Gr., pneuʹma; Syr., weru·chaʼ; Lat., spiʹri·tus.

  2. “Man.” Heb., ʼish.

11 Does not the ear itself test out words As the palate tastes food?

12 Is there not wisdom among the aged And understanding [in] length of days?*1

  1. Or, “and does not length of days mean understanding?”

13 With him there are wisdom and mightiness; He has counsel and understanding.

14 Look! He tears down, that there may be no building up; He makes it shut to man, that it may not be opened up.

15 Look! He puts a restraint upon the waters and they dry up; And he sends them, and they change the earth.

16 With him there are strength and practical wisdom; To him belong the one making a mistake and the one leading astray;

17 He is making counselors go barefoot,*1 And he makes judges themselves go crazy.

  1. “The One leading counselors captive,” LXX; Vg, “he leads counselors on to a foolish end.”

18 The bonds*1 of kings he actually loosens, And he binds a belt upon their hips.

  1. By a change of vowel pointing. Lit., “discipline.”

19 He is making priests walk barefoot, And permanently seated ones he subverts;*1

  1. Or, “and overflowing rivers he causes to run dry.”

20 He is removing speech*1 from the faithful ones, And the sensibleness of old men he takes away;

  1. Lit., “lip.”

21 He is pouring out contempt upon nobles, And the girdle of powerful ones he actually weakens;

22 He is uncovering deep things from the darkness, And he brings forth to the light deep shadow;

23 Making the nations grow great, that he may destroy them; Spreading out the nations, that he may lead them away;

24 Taking away the heart of the head ones of the people of the land, That he may make them wander about in an empty place, where there is no way.

25 They grope in darkness, where there is no light, That he may make them wander about like a drunken man.

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