The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 1 , Then Job replied:
12:2 'Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 2 , 'Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!
12:3 But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 3 , But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?
12:4 'I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called upon God and he answered-- a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 4 , 'I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called upon God and he answered-- a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
12:5 Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 5 , Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
12:6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure-- those who carry their god in their hands.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 6 , The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure-- those who carry their god in their hands.
12:7 'But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 7 , 'But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
12:8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 8 , or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.
12:9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 9 , Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
12:10 In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 10 , In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
12:11 Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 11 , Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?
12:12 Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 12 , Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
12:13 'To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 13 , 'To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
12:14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man he imprisons cannot be released.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 14 , What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man he imprisons cannot be released.
12:15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 15 , If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
12:16 To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 16 , To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.
12:17 He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 17 , He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.
12:18 He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 18 , He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
12:19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 19 , He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.
12:20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 20 , He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
12:21 He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 21 , He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
12:22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 22 , He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
12:23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 23 , He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
12:24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 24 , He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
12:25 They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 25 , They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
