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Job 12

About Job Job wrestles with why the righteous suffer, through Job's losses, his friends' arguments and God's answer.

And Job answered and said,SelectedJob 12:1Ask

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.SelectedJob 12:2Ask

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?SelectedJob 12:3Ask

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.SelectedJob 12:4Ask

He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.SelectedJob 12:5Ask

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.SelectedJob 12:6Ask

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:SelectedJob 12:7Ask

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.SelectedJob 12:8Ask

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?SelectedJob 12:9Ask

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.SelectedJob 12:10Ask

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?SelectedJob 12:11Ask

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.SelectedJob 12:12Ask

With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.SelectedJob 12:13Ask

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.SelectedJob 12:14Ask

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.SelectedJob 12:15Ask

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.SelectedJob 12:16Ask

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.SelectedJob 12:17Ask

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.SelectedJob 12:18Ask

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.SelectedJob 12:19Ask

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.SelectedJob 12:20Ask

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.SelectedJob 12:21Ask

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.SelectedJob 12:22Ask

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.SelectedJob 12:23Ask

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.SelectedJob 12:24Ask

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.SelectedJob 12:25Ask

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