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| 1. | And Job answered and said, | Then Job answered, | And Job made answer and said, | ||
| 2. | No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | "No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you. | ||
| 3. | But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? | But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn't know such things as these? | But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these? | ||
| 4. | I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. | I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke. | It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of! | ||
| 5. | He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. | In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips. | In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping. | ||
| 6. | The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. | The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their God in their hands. | There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength. | ||
| 7. | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: | "But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; the birds of the sky, and they shall tell you. | But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you; | ||
| 8. | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you. | Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it. | ||
| 9. | Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? | Who doesn't know that in all these, the hand of Yahweh has done this, | Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this? | ||
| 10. | In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. | in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind? | In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man. | ||
| 11. | Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? | Doesn't the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food? | Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth? | ||
| 12. | With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. | With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding. | Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge. | ||
| 13. | With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. | "With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding. | With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his. | ||
| 14. | Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. | Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. | Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose. | ||
| 15. | Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. | Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned. | ||
| 16. | With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. | With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his. | With him are strength and wise designs; he who is guided into error, together with his guide, are in his hands; | ||
| 17. | He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. | He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools. | He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish; | ||
| 18. | He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. | He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt. | He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them; | ||
| 19. | He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. | He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. | He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions; | ||
| 20. | He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. | He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders. | He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old; | ||
| 21. | He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. | He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong. | He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong; | ||
| 22. | He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. | He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death. | Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright; | ||
| 23. | He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. | He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. | Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up. | ||
| 24. | He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way. | ||
| 25. | They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. | They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man. | They go feeling about in the dark without light, wandering without help like those overcome with wine. | ||