Job 12:7-17

New American Standard Bible

⁷“But just ask the animals, and have them teach you;
And the birds of the sky, and have them tell you.
⁸Or speak to the earth, and have it teach you;
And have the fish of the sea tell you.
⁹Who among all these does not know
That ^(A)the hand of the Lord has done this,
¹⁰^(B)In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And ^(C)the breath of all mankind?
¹¹Does ^(D)the ear not put words to the test,
As the palate ^[a]tastes its food?
¹²Wisdom is with the ^(E)aged,
And with ^[b]long life comes understanding.

Job Speaks of the Power of God

¹³“^(F)Wisdom and ^(G)might are with Him;
Advice and ^(H)understanding belong to Him.
¹⁴Behold, He ^(I)tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He ^[c]^(J)imprisons a person, and ^[d]there is no release.
¹⁵Behold, He ^(K)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He ^(L)sends them out, and they ^[e]inundate the earth.
¹⁶Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who ^(M)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
¹⁷He makes ^(N)advisers walk ^[f]barefoot
And makes fools of ^(O)judges.