Compare: Job 12

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And Job answered and said,

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No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

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But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

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

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He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

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The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].

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

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

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Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

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In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

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Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

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With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

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With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

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

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

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With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.

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He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

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He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

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He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

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He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

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He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

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He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

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He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].

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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.

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They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].

KJVKing James Version
1And Job answered and said,
2No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
5He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].
24He 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.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].

KJV: King James Version (1769 text). Public domain outside the United Kingdom.

KJVKing James Version

1And Job answered and said,

2No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

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

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

5He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].

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

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

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

10In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

12With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

13With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

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

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

16With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.

17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

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

19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

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

23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].

24He 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.

25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].