Job 12:7-12

New International Reader's Version

⁷ “But ask the animals what God does.
    They will teach you.
Or ask the birds in the sky.
    They will tell you.
⁸ Or speak to the earth. It will teach you.
    Or let the fish in the ocean educate you.
⁹ Are there any of these creatures that don’t know
    what the powerful hand of the Lord has done?
¹⁰ He holds the life of every creature in his hand.
    He controls the breath of every human being.
¹¹ Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn’t.
    And our ears tell us what’s true and what isn’t.
¹² Old people are wise.
    Those who live a long time have understanding.