Job 12:7-12

New Century Version

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 wise,
    and long life brings understanding.