Job 12:5-7
English Standard Version
5 In the thought of one who is (A)at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
6 (B)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
Footnotes
- Job 12:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Job 12:5-7
New King James Version
5 A [a]lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for (A)those whose feet slip.
6 (B)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;
Footnotes
- Job 12:5 Or disaster
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