Job 12
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Cuarto discurso de Job
12 A esto respondió Job:
2 «¡No hay duda de que vosotros sois el pueblo!
¡Muertos vosotros, morirá la sabiduría!
3 Pero yo soy tan listo como vosotros;
en nada siento que me aventajéis.
¿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, siendo recto e intachable!
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;
confiados viven esos que irritan a Dios
y piensan que pueden controlarlo.
7 »Pero consulta 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 hálito 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 pone en ridículo a los consejeros
y hace que los jueces pierdan la cabeza.
18 Despoja de su autoridad a los reyes,
y les ata a la cintura una simple soga.[a]
19 Él pone en ridículo a los sacerdotes,
y derroca a los que detentan el poder.
20 Acalla los labios de los consejeros
y deja sin discernimiento a los ancianos.
21 Derrama ignominia sobre los nobles
y deja en vergüenza a[b] 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 poderosos,
y los hace vagar por desiertos sin senderos.
25 Andan a tientas en medio de la oscuridad,
y se tambalean como borrachos.
Job 12
King James Version
12 And Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Job 12
English Standard Version
Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
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 inferior to you.
Who does not know (B)such things as these?
4 I am (C)a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who (D)called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
5 In the thought of one who is (E)at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
6 (F)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;
8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;[b]
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that (G)the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In (H)his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
11 Does not (I)the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is with (J)the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
13 (K)“With God[c] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;
if he (L)shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he (M)withholds the waters, they dry up;
if he (N)sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and (O)sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads (P)counselors away stripped,
and (Q)judges he makes fools.
18 He (R)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
(S)and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (T)pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (U)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings (V)deep darkness to light.
23 He (W)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and (X)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and (Y)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (Z)grope in the dark without light,
and he makes them (AA)stagger like a drunken man.
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