The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 1 , Then Job spoke again:
12:2 'You really know everything, don't you? And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 2 , 'You really know everything, don't you? And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
12:3 Well, I know a few things myself--and you're no better than I am. Who doesn't know these things you've been saying?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 3 , Well, I know a few things myself--and you're no better than I am. Who doesn't know these things you've been saying?
12:4 Yet my friends laugh at me. I am a man who calls on God and receives an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 4 , Yet my friends laugh at me. I am a man who calls on God and receives an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.
12:5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 5 , People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling.
12:6 But even robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God--and God has them in his power--live in safety!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 6 , But even robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God--and God has them in his power--live in safety!
12:7 'Ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 7 , 'Ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
12:8 Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish of the sea speak to you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 8 , Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish of the sea speak to you.
12:9 They all know that the LORD has done this.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 9 , They all know that the LORD has done this.
12:10 For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of all humanity.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 10 , For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of all humanity.
12:11 Just as the mouth tastes good food, so the ear tests the words it hears.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 11 , Just as the mouth tastes good food, so the ear tests the words it hears.
12:12 Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to those who have lived many years.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 12 , Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to those who have lived many years.
12:13 'But true wisdom and power are with God; counsel and understanding are his.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 13 , 'But true wisdom and power are with God; counsel and understanding are his.
12:14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. When he closes in on someone, there is no escape.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 14 , What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. When he closes in on someone, there is no escape.
12:15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 15 , If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
12:16 'Yes, strength and wisdom are with him; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 16 , 'Yes, strength and wisdom are with him; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
12:17 He leads counselors away stripped of good judgment; he drives judges to madness.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 17 , He leads counselors away stripped of good judgment; he drives judges to madness.
12:18 He removes the royal robe of kings. With ropes around their waist, they are led away.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 18 , He removes the royal robe of kings. With ropes around their waist, they are led away.
12:19 He leads priests away stripped of status; he overthrows the mighty.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 19 , He leads priests away stripped of status; he overthrows the mighty.
12:20 He silences the trusted adviser, and he removes the insight of the elders.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 20 , He silences the trusted adviser, and he removes the insight of the elders.
12:21 He pours disgrace upon princes and confiscates weapons from the strong.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 21 , He pours disgrace upon princes and confiscates weapons from the strong.
12:22 'He floods the darkness with light; he brings light to the deepest gloom.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 22 , 'He floods the darkness with light; he brings light to the deepest gloom.
12:23 He raises up nations, and he destroys them. He makes nations expand, and he abandons them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 23 , He raises up nations, and he destroys them. He makes nations expand, and he abandons them.
12:24 He takes away the understanding of kings, and he leaves them wandering in a wasteland without a path.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 24 , He takes away the understanding of kings, and he leaves them wandering in a wasteland without a path.
12:25 They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 12 , Verse 25 , They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.
