- 1. And Job answereth and saith: --
- 2. Truly -- ye `are' the people, And with you doth wisdom die.
- 3. I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?
- 4. A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter `is' the perfect righteous one.
- 5. A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
- 6. At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.
- 7. And yet, ask, I pray thee, `One of' the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.
- 8. Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
- 9. `Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
- 10. In whose hand `is' the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'
- 11. Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
- 12. With the very aged `is' wisdom, And `with' length of days understanding.
- 13. With Him `are' wisdom and might, To him `are' counsel and understanding.
- 14. Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
- 15. Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.
- 16. With Him `are' strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
- 17. Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.
- 18. The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
- 19. Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.
- 20. Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.
- 21. Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.
- 22. Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.
- 23. Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
- 24. Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!
- 25. They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.
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