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Job

Explores the themes of suffering and faith through the story of Job, a man tested by losing everything.

Chapter 12

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KJV: And Job answered and said,

Geneva: Then Iob answered, and sayde,

KJV: No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Geneva: In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

KJV: But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Geneva: But I haue vnderstanding aswel as you, and am not inferior vnto you: yea, who knoweth not such things?

KJV: I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Geneva: I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he heareth him: the iust and the vpright is laughed to scorne.

KJV: He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

Geneva: Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.

KJV: The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

Geneva: The tabernacles of robbers doe prosper, and they are in safetie, that prouoke God, whome God hath enriched with his hand.

KJV: But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

Geneva: Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, and they shall tell thee:

KJV: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Geneva: Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee.

KJV: Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Geneva: Who is ignorant of all these, but that the hande of the Lord hath made these?

KJV: In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Geneva: In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.

KJV: Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

Geneva: Doeth not the eares discerne the words? and the mouth taste meate for it selfe?

KJV: With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Geneva: Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

KJV: With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Geneva: With him is wisedome and strength: he hath counsell and vnderstanding.

KJV: Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Geneva: Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.

KJV: Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Geneva: Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.

KJV: With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Geneva: With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.

KJV: He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

Geneva: He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.

KJV: He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Geneva: He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.

KJV: He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

Geneva: He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.

KJV: He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

Geneva: He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

KJV: He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Geneva: He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.

KJV: He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Geneva: He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.

KJV: He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

Geneva: He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

KJV: He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Geneva: He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, & maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.

KJV: They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Geneva: They grope in the darke without light: and he maketh the to stagger like a drunken ma.

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