6 aThe tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the
Lord has done this,
10 aIn whose hand
is the
1 life of every living thing,
And the
bbreath of all mankind?
11 Does not the ear test words
And the
1 mouth taste its food?
12 Wisdom
is with aged men,
And with
1 length of days, understanding.
13 “With Him
are awisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.
14 If
aHe breaks
a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
15 If He
awithholds the waters, they dry up;
If He
bsends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
16 With Him
are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver
are His.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
