Verse 12
Job 12:12
Free Bible Version
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God (Elohim) has wisdom and power, counsel and understanding belong to him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בִּֽ/ישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְ/אֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה
English Translation
In wisdom is life, and length of days in understanding.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
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Job replied,
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“You really think you're special people, don't you? Obviously when you die, wisdom will die with you...
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But I too have insights, and you're no better than me. Doesn't everyone know the things you've said?
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But my friends laugh at me because I called on God (Elohim) and he answered me: the innocent man who...
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People who are comfortable have contempt for those who are in trouble, ready to push over those who...
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Robbers live in peace, and those who make God (Elohim) angry live in safety, trusting their own stre...
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But if you ask the animals they will teach you, the birds in the sky will tell you;
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ask the earth and it will teach you, and the fishes in the sea will tell you.
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Which of all these doesn't know that the Lord has done this?
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He gives life to every living thing, life to all humankind.
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Wisdom to distinguish belongs to the old, and the ability to rightly discriminate belongs to those w...
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God (Elohim) has wisdom and power, counsel and understanding belong to him.
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If he tears something down, nobody can rebuild it. If he imprisons someone, nobody can free them.
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If God (Elohim) holds back the waters, everything dries up; if he releases the waters, the earth flo...
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He is mighty and victorious; both deceivers and those deceived are subject to him.
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He leads counselors away stripped of their wisdom, he makes judges into fools.
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He leads priests away stripped of their religious garments, he overthrows the powerful.
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He takes away the advice of trusted advisors, he removes the discernment of the elders.
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He reveals what is hidden in darkness, and brings into the light the shadow of death.
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He makes nations great and he destroys them; he expands nations and ruins them.
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They grope around in the dark without a light. He makes them stagger like drunk people.”
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