Job

1约伯回答说：

2你们真是子民哪， 你们死亡，智慧也就灭没了。

3但我也有聪明，与你们一样， 并非不及你们。 你们所说的，谁不知道呢？

4我这求告 神、蒙他应允的人 竟成了朋友所讥笑的； 公义完全人竟受了人的讥笑。

5安逸的人心里藐视灾祸； 这灾祸常常等待滑脚的人。

6强盗的帐棚兴旺， 惹 神的人稳固， 神多将财物送到他们手中。

7你且问走兽，走兽必指教你； 又问空中的飞鸟，飞鸟必告诉你；

8或与地说话，地必指教你； 海中的鱼也必向你说明。

9看这一切， 谁不知道是耶和华的手做成的呢？

10凡活物的生命和人类的气息都在他手中。

11耳朵岂不试验言语， 正如上膛尝食物吗？

12年老的有智慧； 寿高的有知识。

13在 神有智慧和能力； 他有谋略和知识。

14他拆毁的，就不能再建造； 他捆住人，便不得开释。

15他把水留住，水便枯干； 他再发出水来，水就翻地。

16在他有能力和智慧， 被诱惑的与诱惑人的都是属他。

17他把谋士剥衣掳去， 又使审判官变成愚人。

18他放松君王的绑， 又用带子捆他们的腰。

19他把祭司剥衣掳去， 又使有能的人倾败。

20他废去忠信人的讲论， 又夺去老人的聪明。

21他使君王蒙羞被辱， 放松有力之人的腰带。

22他将深奥的事从黑暗中彰显， 使死荫显为光明。

23他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭； 他使邦国开广而又掳去。

24他将地上民中首领的聪明夺去， 使他们在荒废无路之地漂流；

25他们无光，在黑暗中摸索， 又使他们东倒西歪，像醉酒的人一样。

1And Job answered and said,

2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

24He 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.

25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.