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⁴ I am a laughingstock to my^(F1) friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.^(F2)
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.^(C1)5 The one who is at ease^(C1) holds calamity in contempt
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.⁶ The tents of robbers are safe,^(C1)
and those who trouble God are secure;
God holds them in his hands.^(F1)(C2)

⁷ But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;
ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.^(C1)8 Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.⁹ Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?^(C1)10 The life of every living thing is in his hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.^(C1)11 Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?¹² Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.^(C1)

¹³ Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are his.^(C1)14 Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever he imprisons cannot be released.^(C1)15 When he withholds water, everything dries up,
and when he releases it, it destroys the land.^(C1)16 True wisdom and power belong to him.
The deceived and the deceiver are his.¹⁷ He leads counselors away barefoot
and makes judges go mad.^(C1)18 He releases the bonds^(F1) put on by kings^(C1)
and fastens a belt around their waists.¹⁹ He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.^(C1)20 He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.²¹ He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms^(F1) the strong.²² He reveals mysteries from the darkness
and brings the deepest darkness into the light.^(C1)23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
he enlarges nations,^(C1) then leads them away.²⁴ He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.^(C1)25 They grope around in darkness without light;
he makes them stagger like a drunkard.^(C1)