Job 12:9-25

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Job 12:9-25

9Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.
11Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes its food?
12Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.
13Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are His.
14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt;
the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15If He holds back the waters, they dry up,
and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
16True wisdom and power belong to Him.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17He leads counselors away barefoot
and makes fools of judges.
18He loosens the bonds placed by kings
and fastens a belt around their waists.
19He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows the established.
20He deprives the trusted of speech
and takes away the discernment of elders.
21He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms the mighty.
22He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings deep shadows into light.
23He makes nations great and destroys them;
He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25They grope in the darkness without light;
He makes them stagger like drunkards.
— Job 12:9-25

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