# Job 12 đź“–
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Job’s Reply to Zophar
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Then Job answered:
[[#Verse 02.]] “Without a doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
[[#Verse 03.]] I also have understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know such things as these?
[[#Verse 04.]] I am a laughingstock to my friends, I, who called on God and whom he answered— a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
[[#Verse 05.]] For calamity, there is derision (according to the ideas of the fortunate)— a fate for those whose feet slip.
[[#Verse 06.]] But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident— who carry their god in their hands.
### Knowledge of God’s Wisdom
[[#Verse 07.]] “But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
[[#Verse 08.]] Or speak to the earth and it will teach you,
or let the fish of the sea declare to you.
[[#Verse 09.]] Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
[[#Verse 10.]] In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all the human race.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â Does not the ear test words,
as the tongue tastes food?
[[#Verse 12.]]Â Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?
[[#Verse 13.]] “With God are wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his.
[[#Verse 14.]] If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt;
if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â If he holds back the waters, then they dry up;
if he releases them, they destroy the land.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.
[[#Verse 17.]] He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
[[#Verse 18.]] He loosens the bonds of kings and binds a loincloth around their waist.
[[#Verse 19.]] He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates.
[[#Verse 20.]] He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
[[#Verse 21.]] He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.
[[#Verse 22.]] He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.
[[#Verse 23.]] He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.
[[#Verse 24.]]Â He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.
[[#Verse 25.]] They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
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## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
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Make these very practical:
- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about God here?
- What do we learn about people?
- Are there promises, commands, or warnings?
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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