Job 12

1 When Job answered, and said:

Then Iob answered, and sayde,

2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

3 I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know?

But I haue vnderstanding aswel as you, and am not inferior vnto you: yea, who knoweth not such things?

4 He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he heareth him: the iust and the vpright is laughed to scorne.

5 The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed.

Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.

6 The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands:

The tabernacles of robbers doe prosper, and they are in safetie, that prouoke God, whome God hath enriched with his hand.

7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee: and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee.

Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, and they shall tell thee:

8 Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell.

Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.

9 Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord hath made all these things?

Who is ignorant of all these, but that the hande of the Lord hath made these?

10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.

In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.

11 Doth not the ear discern words, and the palate of him that eateth, the taste?

Doeth not the eares discerne the words? and the mouth taste meate for it selfe?

12 In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence.

Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

With him is wisedome and strength: he hath counsell and vnderstanding.

14 If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open.

Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.

15 If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth.

Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived.

With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.

17 He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.

He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.

18 He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord.

He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.

19 He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.

20 He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.

He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.

22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death.

He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.

23 He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.

He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

24 He changeth the heart of the princes of the people of the earth, and deceiveth them that they walk in vain where there is no way.

He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, and maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.

25 They shall grope as in the dark, and not in the light, and he shall make them stagger like men that are drunk.

They grope in the darke without light: and he maketh the to stagger like a drunken man.