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  12:1 ¶
Then Job answered and said, |
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12:1 ¶
And Jobº
answeredºº
and said,ºº |
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12:2
No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. |
12:2
No doubtº
butº
yeº
[are] the people,º
and wisdomº
shall dieºº
withº
you. |
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12:3
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these? |
12:3
Butº
I have understandingº
as well as you;º
Iº
[am] notº
inferiorºº
toº
you: yea,º
whoº
knoweth notº
such thingsº
as these?ºº |
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12:4
I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock. |
12:4
I amº
[as] one mockedº
of his neighbour,º
who callethºº
upon God,º
and he answerethºº
him: the justº
uprightº
[man is] laughed to scorn.º |
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12:5
In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth. |
12:5
He that is readyºº
to slipºº
with [his] feetº
[is as] a lampº
despisedº
in the thoughtº
of him that is at ease.º |
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12:6
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly]. |
12:6
The tabernaclesº
of robbersºº
prosper,ºº
and they that provokeºº
Godº
are secure;º
into whoseº
handº
Godº
bringethºº
[abundantly]. |
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12:7
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: |
12:7
Butº
askºº
nowº
the beasts,º
and they shall teachºº
thee; and the fowlsº
of the air,º
and they shall tellºº
thee: |
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12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. |
12:8
Orº
speakºº
to the earth,º
and it shall teachºº
thee: and the fishesº
of the seaº
shall declareºº
unto thee. |
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12:9
Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this, |
12:9
Whoº
knowethºº
notº
in allº
theseº
thatº
the handº
of the LORDº
hath wroughtºº
this?º |
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12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? |
12:10
In whoseº
handº
[is] the soulº
of everyº
living thing,º
and the breathº
of allº
mankind.ºº |
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12:11
Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? |
12:11
Doth notº
the earº
tryºº
words?º
and the mouthº
tasteºº
his meat?º |
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12:12
With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding. |
12:12
With the ancientº
[is] wisdom;º
and in lengthº
of daysº
understanding.º |
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12:13
With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding. |
12:13
Withº
him [is] wisdomº
and strength,º
he hath counselº
and understanding.º |
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12:14
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. |
12:14
Behold,º
he breaketh down,ºº
and it cannotº
be built again:ºº
he shutteth upººº
a man,º
and there can be no opening.ººº |
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12:15
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. |
12:15
Behold,º
he withholdethºº
the waters,º
and they dry up:ºº
also he sendeth them out,ºº
and they overturnºº
the earth.º |
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12:16
With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his. |
12:16
Withº
him [is] strengthº
and wisdom:º
the deceivedºº
and the deceiverºº
[are] his. |
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12:17
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools. |
12:17
He leadethººº
counsellorsºº
away spoiled,º
and maketh the judgesºº
fools.ºº |
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12:18
He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle. |
12:18
He loosethºº
the bondº
of kings,º
and girdethºº
their loinsº
with a girdle.º |
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12:19
He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty. |
12:19
He leadethººº
princesº
away spoiled,º
and overthrowethºº
the mighty.º |
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12:20
He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders. |
12:20
He removeth awayºº
the speechº
of the trusty,ºº
and taketh awayºº
the understandingº
of the aged.º |
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12:21
He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong. |
12:21
He pourethºº
contemptº
uponº
princes,º
and weakenethºº
the strengthº
of the mighty.º |
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12:22
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death. |
12:22
He discoverethºº
deep thingsº
out ofº
darkness,º
and bringeth outºº
to lightº
the shadow of death.º |
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12:23
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive. |
12:23
He increasethºº
the nations,º
and destroyethºº
them: he enlargethºº
the nations,º
and straitenethºº
them [again]. |
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12:24
He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. |
12:24
He taketh awayºº
the heartº
of the chiefº
of the peopleº
of the earth,º
and causeth them to wanderºº
in a wildernessº
[where there is] noº
way.º |
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12:25
They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. |
12:25
They gropeºº
in the darkº
withoutº
light,º
and he maketh them to staggerºº
like [a] drunkenº
[man]. |
