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Job 12:11 (KJV) King James Version

1 And Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die 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?
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.
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
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.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
1 And Job H347 EMS answered H6030 W-VQY3MS and said H559 W-VQY3MS ,
2 No doubt H551 CONJ but H3588 CONJ ye H859 PPRO-2MS are the people H5971 NMS , and wisdom H2451 NFS shall die H4191 VQY3FS with H5973 W-PREP-2MS you .
3 But H1571 CONJ I have understanding H3824 NMS as well as you H3644 PREP-2MP ; I H595 PPRO-1MS am not H3808 NADV inferior H5307 VQPMS to H4480 M-PPRO-2MS you : yea H854 W-PART , who H4310 IPRO knoweth not H369 NPAR such things as these H3644 PREP ?
4 I am H1961 VQY1MS as one mocked H7814 CMS of his neighbor H7453 L-CMS-3MS , who calleth H7121 VQPMS upon God H433 L-NMS , and he answereth H6030 W-VQY3MS him : the just H6662 AMS upright H8549 AMS man is laughed to scorn H7814 NMS .
5 He that is ready H3559 NMS to slip H4571 L-VQCMP with his feet H7272 NFS is as a lamp H3940 LD-NMS despised H937 NMS in the thought H6248 L-CFS of him that is at ease H7600 AMS .
6 The tabernacles H168 NMP of robbers H7703 L-VHCMP prosper H7951 VQY3MP , and they that provoke H7264 L-VHCMP God H410 EDS are secure H987 W-NFP ; into whose H834 L-RPRO hand H3027 B-CFS-3MS God H433 NAME-4MS bringeth H935 VHQ3MS abundantly .
7 But H199 W-ADV ask H7592 VQI2MS now H4994 IJEC the beasts H929 NFP , and they shall teach H3384 W-VHY3FS-2MS thee ; and the fowls H5775 NMS of the air H8064 D-NMD , and they shall tell H5046 W-VHI3MS thee :
8 Or H176 CONJ speak H7878 VQI2MS to the earth H776 LD-NFS , and it shall teach H3384 W-VHY3FS-2MS thee : and the fishes H1709 CMP of the sea H3220 D-NMS shall declare H5608 W-VPY3MP unto thee .
9 Who H4310 IPRO knoweth H3045 VQQ3MS not H3808 NADV in all H3605 B-CMS these H428 PMP that H3588 CONJ the hand H3027 CFS of the LORD H3068 EDS hath wrought H6213 VQQ3MS this H2063 DPRO ?
10 In whose H834 RPRO hand H3027 B-CFS-3MS is the soul H5315 GFS of every H3605 NMS living thing H2416 AMS , and the breath H7307 W-GFS of all H3605 NMS mankind H1320 CMS .
11 Doth not H3808 I-NADV the ear H241 NFS try H974 VQY3FS words H4405 NFP ? and the mouth H2441 W-NMS taste H2938 VQY3MS his meat H400 NMS ?
12 With the ancient H3453 B-AMP is wisdom H2451 NFS ; and in length H753 W-CMS of days H3117 NMP understanding H8394 NFS .
13 With H5973 PREP-3MS him is wisdom H2451 NFS and strength H1369 W-NFS , he hath counsel H6098 NFS and understanding H8394 W-NFS .
14 Behold H2005 IJEC , he breaketh down H2040 VQY3MS , and it cannot H3808 W-NPAR be built again H1129 VNY3MS : he shutteth up H5462 VQY3MS a man H376 NMS , and there can be no opening H6605 VNY3MS .
15 Behold H2005 IJEC , he withholdeth H6113 VQY3MS the waters H4325 BD-NMP , and they dry up H3001 W-VQY3MP : also he sendeth them out H7971 W-VPY3MS , and they overturn H2015 W-VQY3MP the earth H776 GFS .
16 With H5973 PREP-3MS him is strength H5797 NMS and wisdom H8454 W-NFS : the deceived H7683 VQPMS and the deceiver H7686 W-VHPMS are his .
17 He leadeth H1980 VHPMS counselors H3289 VQPMS away spoiled H7758 AMS , and maketh the judges H8199 W-VQPMP fools H1984 VPY3MS .
18 He looseth H6605 VPQ3MS the bond H4148 CMS of kings H4428 NMP , and girdeth H631 W-VQY3MS their loins H4975 B-CMD-3MP with a girdle H232 NMS .
19 He leadeth H1980 VHPMS princes H3548 NMP away spoiled H7758 AMS , and overthroweth H5557 VPYMS the mighty H386 W-NMS .
20 He removeth away H5493 VHPMS the speech H8193 NFS of the trusty H539 L-VNPMP , and taketh away H3947 VQY3MS the understanding H2940 W-CMS of the aged H2205 AMP .
21 He poureth H8210 VQPMS contempt H937 NMS upon H5921 PREP princes H5081 AMP , and weakeneth H7503 VPQ3MS the strength H4206 W-CMS of the mighty H650 NMP .
22 He discovereth H1540 VPPMS deep things H6013 AFP out of H4480 PREP-1MS darkness H2822 NMS , and bringeth out H3318 W-VHY3MS to light H216 L-NMS the shadow of death H6757 NMS .
23 He increaseth H7679 VHPMS the nations H1471 LD-NMP , and destroyeth H6 W-VPY3MS them : he enlargeth H7849 VQPMS the nations H1471 LD-NMP , and straiteneth H5148 W-VHY3MS them again .
24 He taketh away H5493 VHPMS the heart H3820 NMS of the chief H7218 CMP of the people H5971 NMS of the earth H776 D-GFS , and causeth them to wander H8582 W-VHY3MS-3MP in a wilderness H8414 B-NMS where there is no H3808 NADV way H1870 NMS .
25 They grope H4959 VPY3MP in the dark H2822 NMS without H3808 W-NPAR light H216 NMS , and he maketh them to stagger H8582 W-VHY3MS-3MP like a drunken H7910 KD-AMS man .