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¹ AND Job answered and said,² Truly, you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.³ But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; but to whom are such things as these not known?⁴ And yet he who called upon God became ridiculous to his friends, and he answered him who is pleased with the righteous who are unblemished,⁵ Who is ready to do away with contempt and iniquity, and to strengthen the slippery feet.

⁶ The tabernacle of robbers shall be removed, and the confidence of those who provoke God; for there is no God in their heart.⁷ But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you;⁸ Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you; and the fishes of the sea shall declare to you.⁹ Who does not know in all these that the hand of the LORD has made them?¹⁰ Because in his hand are the souls of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.¹¹ The ear hears the words, and the palate tastes food.

¹² With the elders is wisdom; and in length of days, understanding.¹³ With him is wisdom and might, he has counsel and understanding.¹⁴ Behold, if he demolishes, who can build; and if he shuts up a man in prison, who can open?¹⁵ If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he releases them they ruin the land.¹⁶ With him is strength and wisdom; with him is might and salvation.¹⁷ He leads kings amazingly, and makes judges fools.¹⁸ He brings kings down to beg at the gates, and girds their loins with girdles of power.¹⁹ He leads priests with reverence, and overthrows the mighty.²⁰ He cancels the speech of trusty counsellors, and takes away the good judgment of elders.²¹ He pours contempt upon princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.²² He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings the light out of the shadow of death.²³ He causes the nations to err, and destroys them; he strikes down the nations, and forsakes them.²⁴ He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a waste land where there is no way.²⁵ They search in darkness without light, and they grope in darkness without understanding; and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.