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Job 12
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Job 12
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
12 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Job; at nagsabi,
2 Walang pagaalinlangan na kayo ang bayan, At ang karunungan ay mamamatay na kasama ninyo.
3 Nguni't ako'y may pagkaunawang gaya ninyo: Hindi ako huli sa inyo: Oo, sinong hindi nakaalam ng mga bagay na gaya nito?
4 Ako'y gaya ng tinatawanan ng kaniyang kapuwa, ako na tumawag sa Dios, at sinagot niya: Ang ganap, ang taong sakdal ay tinatawanan.
5 Sa pagiisip niyaong nasa katiwasayan ay may pagkakutya sa ikasasawi; nahahanda sa mga iyan yaong nangadudulas ang paa.
6 Ang mga tolda ng mga tulisan ay gumiginhawa, at silang nangagmumungkahi sa Dios ay tiwasay; na ang kamay ay pinadadalhan ng Dios ng sagana.
7 Nguni't tanungin mo ngayon ang mga hayop, at tuturuan ka nila: at ang mga ibon sa himpapawid, at kanilang sasaysayin sa iyo:
8 O magsalita ka sa lupa, at magtuturo sa iyo; at ang mga isda sa dagat ay magsasaysay sa iyo.
9 Sinong hindi nakakaalam sa lahat ng mga ito, na ang kamay ng Panginoon ang siyang gumawa nito?
10 Nasa kamay niya ang kaluluwa ng bawa't bagay na may buhay, at ang hininga ng lahat ng mga tao.
11 Hindi ba lumilitis ng mga salita ang pakinig; gaya ng ngalangala na lumalasa ng pagkain niya?
12 Nasa mga matanda ang karunungan, at sa kagulangan ang unawa.
13 Nasa Dios ang karunungan at kakayahan; kaniya ang payo at pagkaunawa.
14 Narito, siya'y nagbabagsak at hindi maitayo uli; siya'y kumulong ng tao at hindi mapagbubuksan.
15 Narito, kaniyang pinipigil ang tubig at nangatutuyo; muli, kaniyang binibitawan sila at ginugulo nila ang lupa.
16 Nasa kaniya ang kalakasan at ang karunungan, ang nadadaya at ang magdaraya ay kaniya.
17 Kaniyang pinalalakad ang mga kasangguni na hubad sa bait, at ginagawa niyang mga mangmang ang mga hukom.
18 Kaniyang kinakalag ang panali ng mga hari, at binibigkisan ang kanilang mga baywang ng pamigkis.
19 Kaniyang pinalalakad na hubad sa bait ang mga saserdote.
20 Kaniyang pinapagbabago ang pananalita ng napagtitiwalaan. At inaalis ang pagkaunawa ng mga matanda.
21 Siya'y nagbubuhos ng kutya sa mga pangulo, at kinakalag ang pamigkis ng malakas.
22 Siya'y naglilitaw ng mga malalim na bagay mula sa kadiliman, at inilalabas sa liwanag ang lihim ng kamatayan.
23 Kaniyang pinararami ang mga bansa at mga nililipol niya: kaniyang pinalaki ang mga bansa, at mga dinala sa pagkabihag.
24 Kaniyang inaalis ang pangunawa mula sa mga pinuno ng bayan sa lupa, at kaniyang pinagagala sila sa ilang na doo'y walang lansangan.
25 Sila'y nagsisikapa sa dilim na walang liwanag, at kaniyang pinagigiraygiray sila na gaya ng lango.
Job 12
English Standard Version
Job 12
English Standard Version
Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
12 Then Job answered and said:
2 “No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
3 But I have (A)understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know (B)such things as these?
4 I am (C)a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who (D)called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
5 In the thought of one who is (E)at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
6 (F)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;[b]
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that (G)the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In (H)his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
11 Does not (I)the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is with (J)the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
13 (K)“With God[c] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;
if he (L)shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he (M)withholds the waters, they dry up;
if he (N)sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and (O)sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads (P)counselors away stripped,
and (Q)judges he makes fools.
18 He (R)looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19 He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
(S)and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (T)pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (U)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings (V)deep darkness to light.
23 He (W)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and (X)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and (Y)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (Z)grope in the dark without light,
and he makes them (AA)stagger like a drunken man.
Job 12
New International Version
Job 12
New International Version
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(A)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(B)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(C) to my friends,(D)
though I called on God and he answered(E)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(F)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(G) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(H)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(I)
and those who provoke God are secure(J)—
those God has in his hand.[a]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(K)
or the birds in the sky,(L) and they will tell you;(M)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(N)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(O)
10 In his hand is the life(P) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(Q)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?(R)
12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?(S)
Does not long life bring understanding?(T)
13 “To God belong wisdom(U) and power;(V)
counsel and understanding are his.(W)
14 What he tears down(X) cannot be rebuilt;(Y)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(Z)
15 If he holds back the waters,(AA) there is drought;(AB)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(AC)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(AD)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(AE)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(AF)
and makes fools of judges.(AG)
18 He takes off the shackles(AH) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[b] around their waist.(AI)
19 He leads priests away stripped(AJ)
and overthrows officials long established.(AK)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(AL)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(AM)
and disarms the mighty.(AN)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(AO)
and brings utter darkness(AP) into the light.(AQ)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(AR)
he enlarges nations,(AS) and disperses them.(AT)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(AU)
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(AV)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(AW)
he makes them stagger like drunkards.(AX)
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