Verse 11
Job 12:11
New Living Translation
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The ear tests the words it hears<br>just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/לֹא אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝/חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם לֽ/וֹ
English Translation
Does not the ear test words, and the palate taste food?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Then Job spoke again:
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“You people really know everything, don’t you?<br>And when you die, wisdom will die with you!<br>
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Well, I know a few things myself —<br>and you’re no better than I am.<br>Who doesn’t know these thin...
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Yet my friends laugh at me,<br>for I call on God (Elohim) and expect an answer.<br>I am a just and b...
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People who are at ease mock those in trouble.<br>They give a push to people who are stumbling.<br>
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But robbers are left in peace,<br>and those who provoke God (Elohim) live in safety —<br>though God...
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“Just ask the animals, and they will teach you.<br>Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you....
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Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you.<br>Let the fish in the sea speak to you.<br>
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For they all know<br>that my disaster has come from the hand of the LORD.<br>
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For the life of every living thing is in his hand,<br>and the breath of every human being.<br>
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The ear tests the words it hears<br>just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.<br>
12
Wisdom belongs to the aged,<br>and understanding to the old.<br>
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“But true wisdom and power are found in God (Elohim);<br>counsel and understanding are his.<br>
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What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.<br>When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.<br>
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If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.<br>If he releases the waters, they flood the...
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Yes, strength and wisdom are his;<br>deceivers and deceived are both in his power.<br>
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He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;<br>wise judges become fools.<br>
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He removes the royal robe of kings.<br>They are led away with ropes around their waist.<br>
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He leads priests away, stripped of status;<br>he overthrows those with long years in power.<br>
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He silences the trusted adviser<br>and removes the insight of the elders.<br>
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21
He pours disgrace upon princes<br>and disarms the strong.<br>
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“He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;<br>he brings light to the deepest gloom.<br>
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He builds up nations, and he destroys them.<br>He expands nations, and he abandons them.<br>
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He strips kings of understanding<br>and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.<br>
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They grope in the darkness without a light.<br>He makes them stagger like drunkards.<br>
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