Job 12
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Job declara el poder de Dios
12 Entonces respondió Job:
2 «En verdad que ustedes son el pueblo,
Y con ustedes morirá la sabiduría(A).
3 -»Pero yo también tengo inteligencia como ustedes;
No soy inferior a ustedes(B).
¿Y quién no sabe esto[a]?
4 -»Soy motivo de burla para mis[b] amigos(C),
Yo, el que clamaba a Dios, y Él le respondía.
Motivo de burla es el justo e intachable(D).
5 -»El que está en holgura desprecia la calamidad[c],
Como cosa preparada para aquellos cuyos pies resbalan.
6 -»Las tiendas de los destructores prosperan(E),
Y los que provocan a Dios están seguros(F),
A quienes Dios ha dado el poder que tienen[d](G).
7 ¶»Ahora pregunta a los animales, y que ellos te instruyan,
Y a las aves de los cielos, y que ellas te informen.
8 -»O habla a la tierra, y que ella te instruya,
Y que los peces del mar te lo declaren.
9 -»¿Quién entre todos ellos[e] no sabe
Que la mano del Señor ha hecho esto(H),
10 Que en Su mano está la vida de todo ser viviente,
Y el aliento de todo ser humano(I)?
11 -»¿No distingue el oído las palabras
Como el paladar prueba[f] la comida(J)?
12 -»En los ancianos está la sabiduría,
Y en largura de días el entendimiento(K).
13 ¶»En[g] Él están la sabiduría y el poder(L),
Y el consejo y el entendimiento son Suyos(M).
14 -ȃl derriba, y no se puede reedificar(N);
Aprisiona a[h] un hombre(O), y no puede ser liberado[i].
15 -ȃl retiene las aguas, y todo se seca[j](P),
Y las envía, e inundan[k] la tierra(Q).
16 -»En[l] Él están la fuerza y la prudencia,
Suyos son el engañado y el engañador(R).
17 -ȃl hace que los consejeros(S) anden descalzos[m],
Y hace necios a los jueces(T).
18 -»Rompe las cadenas[n] de los reyes(U)
Y ata sus cinturas con cuerda.
19 -»Hace que los sacerdotes anden descalzos[o]
Y derriba a los que están seguros(V).
20 -»Priva del habla a los hombres de confianza
Y quita a los ancianos el discernimiento(W).
21 -»Vierte desprecio sobre los nobles(X)
Y afloja el cinto(Y) de los fuertes.
22 -ȃl revela los misterios de las tinieblas
Y saca a la luz la densa oscuridad(Z).
23 -»Engrandece las naciones(AA), y las destruye;
Ensancha las naciones, y las dispersa.
24 -»Priva(AB) de inteligencia a los jefes de la gente de la tierra
Y los hace vagar por un desierto sin camino;
25 Andan a tientas en tinieblas, sin luz(AC),
Y los hace tambalearse como borrachos(AD).
Footnotes
- 12:3 Lit. ¿Con quién no hay como estas.
- 12:4 Lit. sus.
- 12:5 Lit. El desprecio de la calamidad es el pensamiento del que está seguro.
- 12:6 Lit. el que lleva a Dios en su mano.
- 12:9 Lit. estos.
- 12:11 Lit. prueba por sí mismo.
- 12:13 Lit. Con.
- 12:14 Lit. cierra contra.
- 12:14 Lit. no se abre.
- 12:15 Lit. y se secan.
- 12:15 Lit. y trastornan.
- 12:16 Lit. Con.
- 12:17 O desnudos.
- 12:18 Lit. Desata la disciplina.
- 12:19 O desnudos.
Job 12
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Chides His Accusers
12 Then Job [a]responded,
2 “Truly then (A)you are the people,
And with you wisdom will die!
3 “But (B)I have intelligence as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
And [b]who does not know such things as these?
4 “I am a (C)joke to [c]my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and (D)blameless man is a joke.
5 “[d]He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
6 “The (E)tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God (F)are secure,
[e]Whom God brings (G)into their power.
7 “But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
8 “Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
9 “Who among all these does not know
That (H)the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 (I)In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And (J)the breath of all mankind?
11 “Does not (K)the ear test words,
As the palate [f]tastes its food?
12 “Wisdom is with (L)aged men,
With [g]long life is understanding.
Job Speaks of the Power of God
13 “With Him are (M)wisdom and (N)might;
To Him belong counsel and (O)understanding.
14 “Behold, He (P)tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He [h](Q)imprisons a man, and [i]there can be no release.
15 “Behold, He (R)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He (S)sends them out, and they [j]inundate the earth.
16 “With Him are strength and sound wisdom,
The (T)misled and the misleader belong to Him.
17 “He makes (U)counselors walk [k]barefoot
And makes fools of (V)judges.
18 “He (W)loosens the [l]bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.
19 “He makes priests walk [m]barefoot
And overthrows (X)the secure ones.
20 “He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And (Y)takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 “He (Z)pours contempt on nobles
And (AA)loosens the belt of the strong.
22 “He (AB)reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light.
23 “He (AC)makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He [n]enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
24 “He (AD)deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
25 “They (AE)grope in darkness with no light,
And He makes them (AF)stagger like a drunken man.
Footnotes
- Job 12:1 Lit answered and said
- Job 12:3 Lit with whom is there not like these?
- Job 12:4 Lit his
- Job 12:5 Lit Contempt for calamity is the thought of him who is at ease
- Job 12:6 Or He who brings God into his hand
- Job 12:11 Lit tastes food for itself
- Job 12:12 Lit length of days
- Job 12:14 Lit shuts against
- Job 12:14 Lit it is not opened
- Job 12:15 Lit overturn
- Job 12:17 Or stripped
- Job 12:18 Or discipline
- Job 12:19 Or stripped
- Job 12:23 Or spreads out
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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