Job 12:7-12
World English Bible
7 “But ask the animals, now, and they will teach you;
the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you.
The fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who doesn’t know that in all these,
Yahweh’s hand has done this,
10 in whose hand is the life of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind?
11 Doesn’t the ear try words,
even as the palate tastes its food?
12 With aged men is wisdom,
in length of days understanding.
Job 12:7-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 ask the plants of the earth,[a] and they will teach you,
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(A)
10 In his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of every human being.(B)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?(C)
12 Is wisdom with the aged
and understanding in length of days?(D)
Footnotes
- 12.8 Or speak to the earth
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