Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Iob 12

1 Job maintaineth himself against his friends that reprove him. 7 He acknowledgeth the general doctrine of God's omnipotency.

 12:1 ¶ And Iob 347 answered, 6030 z8799 and sayd, 559 z8799

 12:2 No doubt 551 but x3588 ye x859 [are] the people, 5971 and wisedome 2451 shall die 4191 z8799 with x5973 you.

 12:3 But 1571 I haue vnderstanding 3824 as well as you, x3644 I x595 am not x3808 inferiour 5307 z8802 to x4480 you: yea, x854 who x4310 knoweth not x369 such things y3644 as these? x3644 x428

 12:4 I am x1961 [as] one mocked 7814 of his neighbour, 7453 [who] calleth 7121 z8802 vpon God, 433 and he answereth 6030 z8799 him: the iust 6662 vpright 8549 man is laughed to scorne. 7814

 12:5 He that is ready 3559 z8737 to slippe 4571 z8802 with [his] feet, 7272 is as a lamp 3940 despised 937 in the thought 6248 of him that is at ease. 7600

 12:6 The tabernacles 168 of robbers 7703 z8802 prosper, 7951 z8799 and they that prouoke 7264 z8688 God 410 are secure, 987 into whose x834 hand 3027 God 433 bringeth 935 z8689 [abundantly].

 12:7 But 199 aske 7592 z8798 now x4994 the beasts, 929 and they shall teach 3384 z8686 thee; and the foules 5775 of the aire, 8064 and they shall tell 5046 z8686 thee.

 12:8 Or x176 speake 7878 z8798 to the earth, 776 and it shall teach 3384 z8686 thee; and the fishes 1709 of the sea 3220 shall declare 5608 z8762 vnto thee.

 12:9 Who x4310 knoweth 3045 z8804 not x3808 in all x3605 these, x428 that x3588 the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 hath wrought 6213 z8804 this? x2063

 12:10 In whose x834 hand 3027 [is] the soule 5315 of euery x3605 liuing thing, 2416 and the breath 7307 of all x3605 mankinde. 376 1320

 12:11 Doeth not x3808 the eare 241 trie 974 z8799 wordes? 4405 And the mouth 2441 taste 2938 z8799 his meate? 400

 12:12 With the ancient 3453 [is] wisedome, 2451 and in length 753 of dayes, 3117 vnderstanding. 8394

 12:13 With x5973 him [is] wisedome 2451 & strength, 1369 he hath counsell 6098 and vnderstanding. 8394

 12:14 Behold, x2005 he breaketh downe, 2040 z8799 and it cannot x3808 be built againe: 1129 z8735 hee shutteth vp 5462 z8799 x5921 a man, 376 and there can be no opening. 6605 z8735 x3808

 12:15 Behold, x2005 hee withholdeth 6113 z8799 the waters, 4325 and they drie vp: 3001 z8799 also hee sendeth them out, 7971 z8762 and they ouerturne 2015 z8799 the earth. 776

 12:16 With x5973 him [is] strength 5797 & wisedome: 8454 the deceiued, 7683 z8802 and the deceiuer, 7686 z8688 [are] his.

 12:17 He leadeth y3212 z8688 x1980 counsellers 3289 z8802 away spoiled, 7758 and maketh the Iudges 8199 z8802 fooles. 1984 z8779

 12:18 He looseth 6605 z8765 the bond 4148 of kings, 4428 and girdeth 631 z8799 their loines 4975 with a girdle. 232

 12:19 He leadeth y3212 z8688 x1980 Princes 3548 away spoiled, 7758 and ouerthroweth 5557 z8762 the mightie. 386

 12:20 He remooueth away 5493 z8688 the speech 8193 of the trustie, 539 z8737 and taketh away 3947 z8799 the vnderstanding 2940 of the aged. 2205

 12:21 He powreth 8210 z8802 contempt 937 vpon x5921 princes, 5081 and weakeneth 7503 z8765 the strength 4206 of the mightie. 650

 12:22 Hee discouereth 1540 z8764 deepe things 6013 out of x4480 darkenesse, 2822 and bringeth out 3318 z8686 to light 216 the shadow of death. 6757

 12:23 He increaseth 7679 z8688 the nations, 1471 and destroyeth 6 z8762 them: hee inlargeth 7849 z8802 the nations, 1471 and straiteneth 5148 z8686 them [againe].

 12:24 He taketh away 5493 z8688 the heart 3820 of the chiefe 7218 of the people 5971 of the earth, 776 and causeth them to wander 8582 z8686 in a wildernes 8414 [where there is] no x3808 way. 1870

 12:25 They grope 4959 z8762 in the darke 2822 without x3808 light, 216 and hee maketh them to stagger 8582 z8686 like a drunken 7910 man.