Jó 12
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Jó defende-se das acusações de seus amigos
12 Então, Jó respondeu e disse: 2 Na verdade, que só vós sois o povo, e convosco morrerá a sabedoria. 3 Também eu tenho um coração como vós e não vos sou inferior; e quem não sabe tais coisas como estas? 4 Eu sou irrisão para os meus amigos; eu, que invoco a Deus, e ele me responde; o justo e o reto servem de irrisão. 5 Tocha desprezível é, na opinião do que está descansado, aquele que está pronto a tropeçar com os pés. 6 As tendas dos assoladores têm descanso, e os que provocam a Deus estão seguros; nas suas mãos Deus lhes põe tudo.
7 Mas, pergunta agora às alimárias, e cada uma delas to ensinará; e às aves dos céus, e elas to farão saber; 8 ou fala com a terra, e ela to ensinará; até os peixes do mar to contarão. 9 Quem não entende por todas estas coisas que a mão do Senhor fez isto, 10 que está na sua mão a alma de tudo quanto vive, e o espírito de toda carne humana? 11 Porventura, o ouvido não provará as palavras, como o paladar prova as comidas? 12 Com os idosos está a sabedoria, e na abundância de dias, o entendimento.
13 Com ele está a sabedoria e a força; conselho e entendimento tem. 14 Eis que ele derriba, e não se reedificará; e a quem ele encerra não se abrirá. 15 Eis que ele retém as águas, e se secam; e as larga, e transtornam a terra. 16 Com ele está a força e a sabedoria; seu é o que erra e o que faz errar. 17 Aos conselheiros leva despojados e aos juízes faz desvairar. 18 Solta a atadura dos reis e ata o cinto aos seus lombos. 19 Aos príncipes leva despojados; aos poderosos transtorna. 20 Aos confiados tira a fala e toma o entendimento aos velhos. 21 Derrama desprezo sobre os príncipes e afrouxa o cinto dos fortes. 22 As profundezas das trevas manifesta e a sombra da morte traz à luz. 23 Multiplica os povos e os faz perecer; dispersa as nações e de novo as reconduz. 24 Tira o coração aos chefes dos povos da terra e os faz vaguear pelos desertos, sem caminho. 25 Nas trevas andam às apalpadelas, sem terem luz, e os faz desatinar como ébrios.
Job 12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job’s Reply to Zophar
12 Then Job answered:
2 No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
3 But I also have a mind;
I am not inferior to you.
Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?[a](A)
4 I am a laughingstock to my[b] friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.[c]
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.(B)
5 The one who is at ease(C) holds calamity in contempt
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
6 The tents of robbers are safe,(D)
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.[d](E)
7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;
ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.(F)
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(G)
10 The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.(H)
11 Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.(I)
13 Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are His.(J)
14 Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.(K)
15 When He withholds the waters, everything dries up,
and when He releases them, they destroy the land.(L)
16 True wisdom and power belong to Him.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away barefoot
and makes judges go mad.(M)
18 He releases the bonds[e] put on by kings(N)
and fastens a belt around their waists.
19 He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.(O)
20 He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.
21 He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms[f] the strong.
22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness
and brings the deepest darkness into the light.(P)
23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
He enlarges nations,(Q) then leads them away.
24 He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.(R)
25 They grope around in darkness without light;
He makes them stagger like drunken men.(S)
Job 12
New King James Version
Job Answers His Critics
12 Then Job answered and said:
2 “No doubt you are the people,
And wisdom will die with you!
3 But I have [a]understanding as well as you;
I am not (A)inferior to you.
Indeed, who does not know such things as these?
4 “I(B) am one mocked by his friends,
Who (C)called on God, and He answered him,
The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
5 A [b]lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for (D)those whose feet slip.
6 (E)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 (F)In whose hand is the [c]life of every living thing,
And the (G)breath of [d]all mankind?
11 Does not the ear test words
And the [e]mouth taste its food?
12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with [f]length of days, understanding.
13 “With Him are (H)wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.
14 If (I)He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
15 If He (J)withholds the waters, they dry up;
If He (K)sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.
19 He leads [g]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
20 (L)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 (M)He pours contempt on princes,
And [h]disarms the mighty.
22 He (N)uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.
23 (O)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [i]enlarges nations, and guides them.
24 He takes away the [j]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (P)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
25 (Q)They grope in the dark without light,
And He makes them (R)stagger like a drunken man.
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