I am a (A)joke to [a]my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and (B)blameless man is a joke.
[b]He who is at ease holds disaster in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
The (C)tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God (D)are secure,
[c]Whom God brings (E)into their power.

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 12:4 Lit his
  2. Job 12:5 Lit Contempt for calamity is the thought of him who is at ease
  3. Job 12:6 Or He who brings God into his hand.

I am a laughingstock to my friends;
    I, who called upon God and he answered me,
    a just and blameless man, I am a laughingstock.(A)
Those at ease have contempt for misfortune,[a]
    but it is ready for those whose feet are unstable.(B)
The tents of robbers are at peace,
    and those who provoke God are secure,
    who bring their god in their hands.[b](C)

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Notas al pie

  1. 12.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.6 Or whom God brought forth by his hand; meaning of Heb uncertain