Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Job answereth
and saith:
--
And Job answered
and said,
Truly
--
ye `
are '
the people, And with
you
doth
wisdom die.
No
doubt
but
ye are the people, and wisdom shall
die with
you
.
I also
have a
heart
like
you ,
I am not fallen
more
than
you, And
with
whom
is
there
not like
these?
But
I have understanding
as
well
as
you ;
I am not inferior
to
you :
yea
, who
knoweth
not such
things
as
these?
A
laughter
to
his
friend
I am :
`He
calleth to
God, and He answereth him ,'
A
laughter
`is'
the perfect
righteous
one
.
I am as
one
mocked
of
his
neighbour,
who
calleth upon
God, and he answereth him :
the just
upright
man
is
laughed
to
scorn
.
A torch
--
despised in the thoughts
of the
secure
Is prepared
for
those
sliding
with
the
feet
.
He
that
is
ready
to
slip
with
his
feet
is
as
a lamp
despised in the thought
of him
that
is at
ease
.
At
peace
are
the tents
of spoilers
, And those
provoking
God have
confidence,
He
into whose hand God hath
brought
.
The tabernacles
of robbers
prosper
, and they
that
provoke
God are
secure;
into whose hand God bringeth
abundantly
.
And
yet,
ask ,
I
pray
thee,
`One
of'
the beasts, and it
doth
shew
thee ,
And a
fowl
of the heavens
, And it
doth
declare
to
thee .
But
ask now
the beasts, and they
shall
teach
thee ;
and the
fowls
of the air
, and they
shall
tell
thee :
Or talk
to the earth, and it sheweth
thee ,
And fishes of the sea recount
to
thee :
Or speak
to the earth, and it shall
teach
thee :
and the
fishes of the sea shall
declare
unto
thee .
`
Who hath
not known
in all these ,
That the hand of Jehovah
hath done
this?
Who knoweth
not in all these that the hand of the
LORD
hath wrought
this?
In whose hand `
is '
the breath
of every living thing, And the spirit
of all flesh
of
man
. '
In whose hand is the soul
of every living thing, and the breath
of all mankind
.
Doth not the ear try words? And the palate
taste food
for
itself
?
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth
taste his
meat
?
With the very
aged
`
is '
wisdom ,
And `with'
length of days understanding.
With the ancient
is wisdom ;
and in
length of days understanding.
With Him `are'
wisdom and might
, To
him
`are'
counsel and understanding.
With him is
wisdom and strength
, he
hath
counsel and understanding.
Lo
, He breaketh down, and it is
not
built up,
He shutteth against
a man, And it
is
not
opened
.
Behold
, he breaketh down, and it cannot
be
built again:
he shutteth up
a man, and there
can
be
no
opening
.
Lo
, He keepeth
in
the waters, and they are
dried
up ,
And
he sendeth them forth
, And they overturn the land
.
Behold
, he withholdeth
the waters, and they dry
up :
also
he sendeth them out
, and they overturn the earth
.
With Him `are'
strength and wisdom ,
His
the deceived and deceiver.
With him is
strength and wisdom :
the deceived and the
deceiver are
his
.
Causing
counsellors to
go
away a
spoil
, And judges
He
maketh foolish
.
He
leadeth
counsellors away spoiled
, and maketh the
judges
fools
.
The bands
of kings He
hath
opened
, And He
bindeth
a
girdle
on
their loins.
He
looseth
the bond
of kings, and girdeth
their loins with
a
girdle
.
Causing
ministers
to
go
away a
spoil
And strong
ones
He
overthroweth.
He
leadeth
princes
away spoiled,
and overthroweth the
mighty
.
Turning
aside
the lip
of the stedfast
, And the reason
of the aged He
taketh
away
.
He
removeth
away
the speech
of the trusty
, and taketh
away
the understanding
of the aged.
Pouring
contempt upon princes, And the girdle
of the mighty He
made
feeble
.
He
poureth
contempt upon princes, and weakeneth
the strength
of the mighty.
Removing
deep things out of darkness, And He
bringeth out to light death -shade
.
He
discovereth
deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the
shadow
of
death.
Magnifying
the nations, and He
destroyeth them ,
Spreading
out
the nations, and He
quieteth
them.
He
increaseth
the nations, and destroyeth them :
he
enlargeth
the nations, and straiteneth
them again
.
Turning
aside
the heart Of the heads
of the people of the land
, And he
causeth them to wander In vacancy
--
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 feel
darkness,
and
not
light, He causeth
them to wander
as
a drunkard
.
They grope
in
the
dark
without
light, and
he maketh
them to stagger
like
a drunken
man
.
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