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“No doubt you are the people,
And wisdom will die with you!
And wisdom will die with you!
“Truly then you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
And with you wisdom will die!
“But I have intelligence as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
And who does not know such things as these?
I am not inferior to you.
And who does not know such things as these?
“I am one mocked by his friends,
Who called on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
Who called on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
“I am a joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
“He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure —
In what God provides by His hand.
And those who provoke God are secure —
In what God provides by His hand.
“The tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
And those who provoke God are secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
“But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
“Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
“Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the LORD has done this,
That the hand of the LORD has done this,
In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?
And the breath of all mankind?
“Does not the ear test words,
As the palate tastes its food?
As the palate tastes its food?
“Wisdom is with aged men,
With long life is understanding.
With long life is understanding.
“With Him are wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.
He has counsel and understanding.
Job Speaks of the Power of God
“With Him are wisdom and might;
To Him belong counsel and understanding.
If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
If He withholds the waters, they dry up;
If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
“Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
“With Him are strength and sound wisdom,
The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
The misled and the misleader belong to Him.
He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
And makes fools of the judges.
“He makes counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.
And makes fools of judges.
He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.
And binds their waist with a belt.
“He loosens the bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.
And binds their loins with a girdle.
“He makes priests walk barefoot
And overthrows the secure ones.
And overthrows the secure ones.
He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
“He pours contempt on nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong.
And loosens the belt of the strong.
He uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.
And brings the shadow of death to light.
“He reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light.
And brings the deep darkness into light.
“He makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
“He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.