Job Presents His Case 1 ULT And Job answered and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered:
2 ULT “Truly, then, you{ are} the people, and wisdom will die with you. BSB BSB: “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
3 ULT A heart{ is} also to me, like you. I{ am} not falling below you. And with whom{ are} not such{ things} as these? BSB BSB: But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
4 ULT I, the one calling on God and he answered him, have become laughter to his neighbor: just, blameless— laughter! BSB BSB: I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
5 ULT In the thought of the secure{ there is} contempt for misfortune, prepared for the ones slipping of foot. BSB BSB: The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6 ULT The tents of robbers prosper, and securities{ are} to the provokers of God, to{ the one} who carries God in his hand. BSB BSB: The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
7 ULT But now ask the beasts, and one will teach you, the birds of the heavens, and one will declare to you. BSB BSB: But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8 ULT Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, and the fish of the sea will recount to you. BSB BSB: Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 ULT Which of all these does not know that the hand of Yahweh has done this?— BSB BSB: Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 ULT in whose hand{ is} the life of every living thing and the breath of all flesh of man. BSB BSB: The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11 ULT Does not the ear test words and the palate taste the food{ that is} to it? BSB BSB: Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
12 ULT With the aged{ is} wisdom, and in length of days{ is} understanding. BSB BSB: Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13 ULT With him{ are} wisdom and might; to him{ are} counsel and understanding. BSB BSB: Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14 ULT Behold, he breaks down and it is not rebuilt; he closes upon a man and it is not opened. BSB BSB: What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15 ULT Behold, he withholds the waters and they dry up, and he sends them out and they overthrow the land. BSB BSB: If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
16 ULT With him{ are} strength and prudence; to him{ are} the one straying and the one causing to stray. BSB BSB: True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 ULT { He is} the one leading counselors away naked, and judges he makes foolish. BSB BSB: He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
18 ULT He removes the bond of kings and he wraps a cloth around their loins, BSB BSB: He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
19 ULT the one leading priests away naked, and the incumbent ones, he overthrows; BSB BSB: He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
20 ULT the one removing the lip{ that is} to the ones being trusted, and the discernment of the elders he takes away; BSB BSB: He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
21 ULT the one pouring contempt on nobles, and the belt of the mighty ones he loosens; BSB BSB: He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22 ULT the one revealing deep things out of darkness, and he brings dark shadow into the light; BSB BSB: He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
23 ULT the one magnifying nations, and he destroys them; the one enlarging nations, and he exiles them; BSB BSB: He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
24 ULT the one removing a heart from the leaders of the people of the earth, and he causes them to wander in a wasteland{ with} no path. BSB BSB: He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25 ULT They grope in darkness and not in light; he makes them wander like a drunkard. BSB BSB: They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
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