Job 12:13-25
New Living Translation
13 “But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.
14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
16 Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
17 He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
18 He removes the royal robe of kings.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.
19 He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
20 He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
21 He pours disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.
22 “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
23 He builds up nations, and he destroys them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
24 He strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
25 They grope in the darkness without a light.
He makes them stagger like drunkards.
Job 12:13-25
English Standard Version
13 (A)“With God[a] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;
if he (B)shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he (C)withholds the waters, they dry up;
if he (D)sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and (E)sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads (F)counselors away stripped,
and (G)judges he makes fools.
18 He (H)looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19 He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
(I)and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (J)pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (K)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings (L)deep darkness to light.
23 He (M)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and (N)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and (O)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (P)grope in the dark without light,
and he makes them (Q)stagger like a drunken man.
Footnotes
- Job 12:13 Hebrew him
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