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Job 12
Christian Standard Bible
Job 12
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 like you;
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 blameless 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 trouble God are secure;
God holds them in his hands.[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 humanity.(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 water, everything dries up,
and when he releases it, it destroys 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 a drunkard.(S)
Job 12
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Job 12
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jobs svar på Sofars första tal
12 Då tog Job till orda och sade:
2 Visst är det ni som är folket,
och med er dör visheten ut!
3 (A) Men jag har förstånd
likaväl som ni,
jag är inte underlägsen er.
Vem känner inte till detta?
4 (B) Jag har blivit till åtlöje
för min vän,
jag som ropade till Gud
och fick svar.
Den rättfärdige och oskyldige
blir till åtlöje.
5 I den sorglöses tankar
föraktas olyckan,
den står redo för dem
vilkas fötter vacklar.
6 (C) Rövarna får ha sina tält i fred,
de som trotsar Gud har trygghet,
de som har sin gud i sin hand.
7 Men fråga boskapen,
den ska undervisa dig,
fåglarna under himlen,
de ska ge dig svar.
8 Tala till jorden,
den ska undervisa dig,
fiskarna i havet ska ge dig besked.
9 Vem av dem känner inte till
att det är Herrens hand
som har gjort det?
10 (D) I hans hand är allt levandes själ
och varje människas ande.
11 (E) Ska inte örat pröva orden
liksom munnen prövar
matens smak?
12 Hos de gamla finns vishet,
långt liv ger förstånd.
13 (F) Hos Gud finns vishet och makt,
hos honom finns råd och förstånd.
14 (G) Se, han river ner
och ingen kan bygga upp,
han låser in och ingen kan öppna.
15 (H) Se, han håller vattnen tillbaka
och de torkar ut,
han släpper dem lösa
och de ödelägger landet.
16 Hos honom är kraft och klokhet,
den förvillade och förvillaren
tillhör honom.
17 Rådsherrar för han barfota bort,
och domare gör han till dårar.
18 Han lossar kungars bojor
och binder rep om deras höfter.
19 Präster för han barfota bort
och störtar mäktiga män.
20 Han tystar de betroddas läppar
och tar bort de äldstes insikt.
21 (I) Han öser förakt över furstar
och lossar bältet på de starka.
22 (J) Han avslöjar mörkrets djupheter
och för dödsskuggan ut i ljuset.
23 (K) Han låter folkslag växa
och förgör dem,
han vidgar deras gränser
och för bort dem.
24 (L) Han tar förståndet
från ledarna för jordens folk
och låter dem irra
i väglös ödemark.
25 De famlar i mörker utan ljus,
han får dem att ragla som druckna.
Job 12
New International Version
Job 12
New International Version
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(A)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(B)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(C) to my friends,(D)
though I called on God and he answered(E)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(F)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(G) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(H)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(I)
and those who provoke God are secure(J)—
those God has in his hand.[a]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(K)
or the birds in the sky,(L) and they will tell you;(M)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(N)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(O)
10 In his hand is the life(P) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(Q)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?(R)
12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?(S)
Does not long life bring understanding?(T)
13 “To God belong wisdom(U) and power;(V)
counsel and understanding are his.(W)
14 What he tears down(X) cannot be rebuilt;(Y)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(Z)
15 If he holds back the waters,(AA) there is drought;(AB)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(AC)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(AD)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(AE)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(AF)
and makes fools of judges.(AG)
18 He takes off the shackles(AH) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[b] around their waist.(AI)
19 He leads priests away stripped(AJ)
and overthrows officials long established.(AK)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(AL)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(AM)
and disarms the mighty.(AN)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(AO)
and brings utter darkness(AP) into the light.(AQ)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(AR)
he enlarges nations,(AS) and disperses them.(AT)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(AU)
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(AV)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(AW)
he makes them stagger like drunkards.(AX)
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