Job 12:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 12:1

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “No doubt you are the people,
And wisdom will die with you!

3 But I have¹ understanding as well as you;
I am not ^ainferior to you.
Indeed, who does not know such things as these?

4 “I^a am one mocked by his friends,
Who ^bcalled on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.

5 A¹ lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for ^athose whose feet slip.

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 the¹ life of every living thing,
And the ^bbreath of all mankind?

11 Does not the ear test words
And the¹ mouth taste its food?

12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with¹ 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.

Verse Comparison: Job 12:1

American Standard Version
Then Job answered and said,

Amplified® Bible
THEN JOB answered,

Contemporary English Version
Job said to his friends:

Darby English Version
And Job answered and said,

Good News Bible
Yes, you are the voice of the people. When you die, wisdom will die with you.

King James Version
And Job answered and said,

New American Standard Bible
Then Job responded,

New International Version
Then Job replied:

New King James Version
Then Job answered and said:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Job responded,

Revised Standard Version
Then Job answered:

Young's Literal Translation
And Job answereth and saith: --

New English Translation
Then Job answered: