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Job 12
International Children’s Bible
Job 12
International Children’s Bible
Job Answers Zophar
12 Then Job answered:
2 “You really think you are the only wise people.
You think when you die wisdom will die with you.
3 But my mind is as good as yours.
You are not better than I am.
Everyone knows all these things.
4 My friends all laugh at me
when I call on God and expect him to answer me.
They laugh at me even though I am right and innocent!
5 People who are comfortable don’t care that others have trouble.
They think that people who are in trouble should have more troubles.
6 The tents of robbers are not bothered.
Those who make God angry are safe.
They have their god in their pocket.
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you.
Or ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8 Speak to the earth, and it will teach you.
Or let the fish of the sea tell you.
9 Every one of these knows
that the hand of the Lord has done this.
10 The life of every creature
and the breath of all people are in God’s hand.
11 The ear tests words
as the tongue tastes food.
12 Older people are supposed to be wise.
Long life is supposed to bring understanding.
13 “But God has wisdom and power.
He has good advice and understanding.
14 What God tears down cannot be rebuilt.
The man God puts in prison cannot be let out.
15 If God holds back the waters, there is a time without rain.
But if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.
16 God is strong and victorious.
Both the person who fools others and the one who is fooled belong to him.
17 God leads wise men away as captives.
He turns wise judges into fools.
18 God takes the royal belt off of kings.
And he dresses them like prisoners with only a cloth around their waist.
19 He leads priests away as captives.
He destroys the power of those who have been powerful.
20 God makes trusted people be silent.
And he takes away the wisdom of elders.
21 God brings disgrace on important people.
And he takes away the weapons of the strong.
22 God uncovers the deep things of darkness.
He brings dark shadows into the light.
23 He makes nations great, and he destroys them.
He makes nations large, and he scatters them.
24 He takes understanding away from the leaders of the earth.
He makes them wander through a desert with no paths.
25 They feel around in darkness with no light.
God makes them stumble around like drunken people.
Job 12
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Job 12
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Cuarto discurso de Job
12 A esto respondió Job:
2 «¡No hay duda de que ustedes son el pueblo!
¡Muertos ustedes, morirá la sabiduría!
3 Pero yo tengo tanto cerebro como ustedes;
en nada siento que me aventajen.
¿Quién no sabe todas esas cosas?
4 »Yo, que llamaba a Dios y él me respondía,
me he vuelto el hazmerreír de mis amigos;
¡soy un hazmerreír, justo e íntegro!
5 Dice la gente que vive tranquila:
“¡Al daño se añade la injuria!”,
“¡Al que está por caer, hay que empujarlo!”.
6 Los salteadores viven tranquilos en sus tiendas de campaña;
confiados viven esos que irritan a Dios
y piensan que pueden controlarlo.
7 »Pero interroga a los animales y ellos te darán una lección;
pregunta a las aves del cielo y ellas te lo contarán;
8 habla con la tierra y ella te enseñará;
con los peces del mar y te lo harán saber.
9 ¿Quién de todos ellos no sabe
que la mano del Señor ha hecho todo esto?
10 En sus manos está la vida de todo ser vivo
y el aliento que anima a todo ser humano.
11 ¿Acaso no comprueba el oído las palabras
como la lengua prueba la comida?
12 Entre los ancianos se halla la sabiduría;
en los muchos años, el entendimiento.
13 »Con Dios están la sabiduría y el poder;
suyos son el consejo y el entendimiento.
14 Lo que él derriba, nadie lo levanta;
a quien él apresa, nadie puede liberarlo.
15 Si él retiene las lluvias, hay sequía;
si las deja caer, se inunda la tierra.
16 Suyos son el poder y el buen juicio;
suyos son los engañados y los que engañan.
17 Él hace que los consejeros anden descalzos
y que los jueces pierdan la cabeza.
18 Despoja de su autoridad a los reyes
y ata una soga a su cintura.
19 Él hace que los sacerdotes anden descalzos
y derroca a los que tienen el poder.
20 Acalla los labios de los consejeros
y deja sin discernimiento a los ancianos.
21 Cubre de desprecio a los nobles
y desarma a los poderosos.
22 Pone al descubierto los más oscuros abismos
y saca a la luz las sombras más profundas.
23 Engrandece o destruye a las naciones;
las hace prosperar o las dispersa.
24 Priva de sensatez a los líderes de la tierra
y los hace vagar por desiertos sin senderos.
25 Sin luz, los hace andar a tientas en medio de la oscuridad
y los hace tambalear como borrachos.
Job 12
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Job 12
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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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