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Job’s Fourth Speech

12 Then[a] Job answered and said,

“Truly indeed you[b] are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.[c]
I also have insight[d] like you;[e]
I am not more inferior than you.[f]
And who does not know things like these?[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 12:2 Plural
  3. Job 12:2 Plural
  4. Job 12:3 Literally “Also for me heart”
  5. Job 12:3 Plural
  6. Job 12:3 Plural
  7. Job 12:3 Literally “and who there is not like these”

Job Responds to Zophar

12 In response Job replied:

“Truly, you are the people
    and wisdom will die with you!
Like you, I also have understanding.[a]
    I’m not inferior to you;
        who doesn’t know things[b] like this?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:3 Lit. my heart is like yours
  2. Job 12:3 The Heb. lacks things