1	And Job answered# and said# ,
			2	No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die# with you.
			3	But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior# to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? [understanding: Heb. an heart] [I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you] [who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?]
			4	I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth# upon God, and he answereth# him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
			5	He that is ready# to slip# with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
			6	The tabernacles of robbers# prosper# , and they that provoke# God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth# abundantly .
			7	But ask# now the beasts, and they shall teach# thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell# thee:
			8	Or speak# to the earth, and it shall teach# thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare# unto thee.
			9	Who knoweth# not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought# this?
			10	In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind# . [soul: or, life] [all...: Heb. all flesh of man]
			11	Doth not the ear try# words? and the mouth taste# his meat? [mouth: Heb. palate]
			12	With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
			13	With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. [With...: that is, With God]
			14	Behold, he breaketh down# , and it cannot be built again# : he shutteth up# a man, and there can be no opening# . [up: Heb. upon]
			15	Behold, he withholdeth# the waters, and they dry up# : also he sendeth them out# , and they overturn# the earth.
			16	With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived# and the deceiver# are his.
			17	He leadeth# counsellors# away spoiled, and maketh the judges# fools# .
			18	He looseth# the bond of kings, and girdeth# their loins with a girdle.
			19	He leadeth# princes away spoiled, and overthroweth# the mighty.
			20	He removeth away# the speech of the trusty# , and taketh away# the understanding of the aged. [speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful]
			21	He poureth# contempt upon princes, and weakeneth# the strength of the mighty. [weakeneth...: or, looseth the girdle of the strong]
			22	He discovereth# deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out# to light the shadow of death.
			23	He increaseth# the nations, and destroyeth# them: he enlargeth# the nations, and straiteneth# them again . [straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in]
			24	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.
			25	They grope# in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger# like a drunken man . [stagger: Heb. wander]