Job 12

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