Then
Job answered,
And
Job answered and
said
,
Translation comparison
Job 12
25 aligned verses; 25 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
"
No doubt ,
but you
are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
No doubt but ye
are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yes
, who doesn't
know
such things as these?
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea
, who knoweth
not
such things as these?
I am like
one who
is
a
joke
to
his neighbor,
I
, who called
on
God, and he answered.
The just ,
the
blameless
man is a
joke
.
I am as
one mocked
of
his neighbour
, who calleth
upon
God, and he answereth
him:
the just upright
man is laughed
to
scorn
.
In the thought of him who
is at ease there
is
contempt
for
misfortune,
It
is
ready
for
them
whose
foot
slips
.
He
that
is
ready
to
slip
with
his
feet
is
as
a
lamp
despised
in the thought of him that
is at ease.
The tents
of robbers prosper, Those
who
provoke God are secure; Who
carry
their
God in
their
hands
.
The tabernacles
of robbers prosper, and
they
that
provoke God are secure; into
whose
hand
God bringeth
abundantly
.
"
But ask the
animals,
now, and they shall teach you
; The birds
of the sky
, and they shall tell you.
But ask now the
beasts
, and they shall teach thee
; and
the fowls
of the air
, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you;
The fish
of the sea shall declare to
you
.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee:
and
the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto
thee
.
Who doesn't
know
that
in all these ,
The hand of Yahweh
has
done
this ,
Who knoweth
not
in all these that
the hand of the
LORD
hath
wrought
this ?
In whose hand is the life
of every living thing, The breath of all mankind ?
In whose hand is the soul
of every living thing, and
the breath of all mankind .
Doesn't
the ear try words ,
Even
as
the palate
tastes
its
food
?
Doth
not
the ear try words ?
and
the mouth
taste
his
meat
?
With aged
men
is wisdom ,
In length of days understanding.
With the
ancient
is wisdom ;
and
in length of days understanding.
"
With God
is wisdom and might.
He has
counsel and understanding.
With him
is wisdom and strength,
he hath
counsel and understanding.
Behold, he breaks
down, and it can't
be built again ;
He imprisons
a man, and there can be no release
.
Behold, he breaketh
down, and it cannot
be built again :
he shutteth
up
a man, and there can be no opening
.
Behold, he withholds
the waters, and they dry up ;
Again,
he sends
them out, and they overturn the earth.
Behold, he withholdeth
the waters, and they dry up :
also
he sendeth
them out, and they overturn the earth.
With him is strength and wisdom ;
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
With him is strength and wisdom :
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leads
counselors
away stripped.
He
makes
judges fools.
He leadeth
counsellors
away spoiled,
and
maketh
the
judges fools.
He loosens
the bond of kings, He
binds
their loins with a belt
.
He looseth
the bond of kings, and
girdeth
their loins with a girdle
.
He leads
priests
away stripped
, And overthrows
the mighty.
He leadeth
princes
away spoiled
, and overthroweth
the mighty.
He removes
the speech of those
who
are
trusted
, And takes
away the understanding of the elders
.
He removeth
away
the speech of the
trusty
, and taketh
away the understanding of the aged
.
He pours
contempt on
princes, And loosens
the belt
of the strong
.
He poureth
contempt upon
princes, and weakeneth
the strength
of the mighty
.
He uncovers
deep things out of darkness, And brings
out to light the shadow of death.
He discovereth
deep things out of darkness, and bringeth
out to light the shadow of death.
He increases
the nations, and he
destroys
them .
He enlarges
the nations, and he
leads
them captive
.
He increaseth
the nations, and destroyeth
them :
he enlargeth
the nations, and straiteneth
them again
.
He takes
away understanding
from
the chiefs
of the people of the earth, And causes
them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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.
They grope in the dark without light .
He makes
them stagger like a drunken man.
They grope in the dark without light ,
and
he maketh
them to
stagger like a drunken man.
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