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Job - Chapter: 12


12:1	And Iob answered, and sayd,
12:2	No doubt but ye are the people, and wisedome shall die with you.
12:3	But I haue vnderstanding as well as you, I am not inferiour to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
12:4	I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he answereth him: the iust vpright man is laughed to scorne.
12:5	He that is ready to slippe with his feet, is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
12:6	The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that prouoke God are secure, into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
12:7	But aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the foules of the aire, and they shall tell thee.
12:8	Or speake to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare vnto thee.
12:9	Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
12:10	In whose hand is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
12:11	Doeth not the eare trie wordes? And the mouth taste his meate?
12:12	With the ancient is wisedome, and in length of dayes, vnderstanding.
12:13	With him is wisedome & strength, he hath counsell and vnderstanding.
12:14	Behold, he breaketh downe, and it cannot be built againe: hee shutteth vp a man, and there can be no opening.
12:15	Behold, hee withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: also hee sendeth them out, and they ouerturne the earth.
12:16	With him is strength & wisedome: the deceiued, and the deceiuer, are his.
12:17	He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the Iudges fooles.
12:18	He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loines with a girdle.
12:19	He leadeth Princes away spoiled, and ouerthroweth the mightie.
12:20	He remooueth away the speech of the trustie, and taketh away the vnderstanding of the aged.
12:21	He powreth contempt vpon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mightie.
12:22	Hee discouereth deepe things out of darkenesse, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
12:23	He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe.
12:24	He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way.
12:25	They grope in the darke without light, and hee maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.


12:1	So Iob aunswered, & saide
12:2	Then no doubt ye are the men alone, and wysdome shall perishe with you
12:3	But I haue vnderstanding aswell as ye, and am not inferior to you: Yea who knoweth not these thinges
12:4	I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, & he heareth him: The iust & the vpright is laughed to scorne
12:5	Being as alight despised in the heartes of the riche, and as one redy to fall
12:6	The houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperitie, and they that maliciouslie meddle against God dwell without care, in those thinges that God hath geuen richely with his hande
12:7	Aske the cattaile, and they shall enfourme thee: the foules of the ayre, and they shall tell thee
12:8	Or the encrease of the earth, and it shall shew thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall certifie thee
12:9	What is he but he knoweth that the hande of the Lorde made all these
12:10	In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde
12:11	Haue not the eares pleasure in hearing? and the mouth in tasting the thing that it eateth
12:12	Among olde persons there is wysedome, and in age is vnderstanding
12:13	Yea, with God is wysdome and strength, it is he that hath counsell and foreknowledge
12:14	Beholde if he breake downe a thing, who can set it vp againe? yf he shut a thing, who wyll open it
12:15	Beholde, if he withholde the waters, they drye vp: yf he let them go, they destroy the earth
12:16	With him is strength and wysdome: both the deceauer and he that is deceaued are his
12:17	He carieth away the wyse men as it were a spoyle, and bringeth the iudges out of their wittes
12:18	He taketh away the subiection of the people from their kinges, and girdeth their loynes with a bonde
12:19	He leadeth away the great men into captiuitie, and turneth the mightie vpside downe
12:20	He stoppeth the mouth of them that speake trueth, & disapoynteth the aged of their reason
12:21	He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake
12:22	Loke what lyeth hid in darkenesse he declareth it openly, and the very shadowe of death bringeth he to light
12:23	He both increaseth the people and destroyeth them, he maketh them to multiplie, and diminisheth them
12:24	He taketh away the hearte of them that be heades of ye people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse out of the way
12:25	They grope in the darke without light, and he maketh them to stacker like a drunken man


12:1	Then Iob answered, and sayde,
12:2	In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.
12:3	But I haue vnderstanding aswel as you, and am not inferior vnto you: yea, who knoweth not such things?
12:4	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.
12:5	Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.
12:6	The tabernacles of robbers doe prosper, and they are in safetie, that prouoke God, whome God hath enriched with his hand.
12:7	Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, and they shall tell thee:
12:8	Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.
12:9	Who is ignorant of all these, but that the hande of the Lord hath made these?
12:10	In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
12:11	Doeth not the eares discerne the words? and the mouth taste meate for it selfe?
12:12	Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.
12:13	With him is wisedome and strength: he hath counsell and vnderstanding.
12:14	Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.
12:15	Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.
12:16	With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.
12:17	He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.
12:18	He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.
12:19	He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.
12:20	He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.
12:21	He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.
12:22	He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.
12:23	He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.
12:24	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.
12:25	They grope in the darke without light: and he maketh the to stagger like a drunken man.

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