Job 12
你们真是子民哪， 你们死亡，智慧也就灭没了。
nǐ men zhēn shì zǐ mín nǎ ， nǐ men sǐ wáng ， zhì huì yě jiù miè méi le 。
“No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
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？
dàn wǒ yě yǒu cōng ming ， yǔ nǐ men yí yàng ， bìng fēi bù jí nǐ men 。 nǐ men suǒ shuō de ， shuí bù zhī dào ne ？
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?
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。
wǒ zhè qiú gào shén 、 méng tā yīng yǔn de rén jìng chéng le péng yǒu suǒ jī xiào de ； gōng yì wán quán rén jìng shòu le rén de jī xiào 。
I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
安逸的人心里藐视灾祸； 这灾祸常常等待滑脚的人。
ān yì de rén xīn lǐ miǎo shì zāi huò ； zhè zāi huò cháng cháng děng dài huá jiǎo de rén 。
In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.
强盗的帐棚兴旺， 惹 神的人稳固， 神多将财物送到他们手中。
qiáng dào de zhàng péng xīng wàng ， rě shén de rén wěn gù ， shén duō jiāng cái wù sòng dào tā men shǒu zhōng 。
The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.
你且问走兽，走兽必指教你； 又问空中的飞鸟，飞鸟必告诉你；
nǐ qiě wèn zǒu shòu ， zǒu shòu bì zhǐ jiào nǐ ； yòu wèn kōng zhōng de fēi niǎo ， fēi niǎo bì gào sù nǐ ；
“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
或与地说话，地必指教你； 海中的鱼也必向你说明。
huò yǔ dì shuō huà ， dì bì zhǐ jiào nǐ ； hǎi zhōng de yú yě bì xiàng nǐ shuō míng 。
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.
看这一切， 谁不知道是耶和华的手做成的呢？
kàn zhè yí qiè ， shuí bù zhī dào shì yē hé huá de shǒu zuò chéng de ne ？
Who doesn’t know that in all these, the LORD’s hand has done this,
凡活物的生命和人类的气息都在他手中。
fán huó wù de shēng mìng hé rén lèi de qì xī dōu zài tā shǒu zhōng 。
in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?
耳朵岂不试验言语， 正如上膛尝食物吗？
ěr duo qǐ bú shì yàn yán yǔ ， zhèng rú shàng táng cháng shí wù ma ？
Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?
年老的有智慧； 寿高的有知识。
nián lǎo de yǒu zhì huì ； shòu gāo de yǒu zhī shi 。
With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
在 神有智慧和能力； 他有谋略和知识。
zài shén yǒu zhì huì hé néng lì ； tā yǒu móu lüè hé zhī shi 。
“With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
他拆毁的，就不能再建造； 他捆住人，便不得开释。
tā chāi huǐ de ， jiù bù néng zài jiàn zào ； tā kǔn zhù rén ， biàn bù dé kāi shì 。
Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
他把水留住，水便枯干； 他再发出水来，水就翻地。
tā bǎ shuǐ liú zhù ， shuǐ biàn kū gān ； tā zài fā chū shuǐ lái ， shuǐ jiù fān dì 。
Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
在他有能力和智慧， 被诱惑的与诱惑人的都是属他。
zài tā yǒu néng lì hé zhì huì ， bèi yòu huò de yǔ yòu huò rén de dōu shì shǔ tā 。
With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
他把谋士剥衣掳去， 又使审判官变成愚人。
tā bǎ móu shì bāo yī lǔ qù ， yòu shǐ shěn pàn guān biàn chéng yú rén 。
He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
他放松君王的绑， 又用带子捆他们的腰。
tā fàng sōng jūn wáng de bǎng ， yòu yòng dài zǐ kǔn tā men de yāo 。
He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.
他把祭司剥衣掳去， 又使有能的人倾败。
tā bǎ jì sī bāo yī lǔ qù ， yòu shǐ yǒu néng de rén qīng bài 。
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
他废去忠信人的讲论， 又夺去老人的聪明。
tā fèi qù zhōng xìn rén de jiǎng lùn ， yòu duó qù lǎo rén de cōng ming 。
He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
他使君王蒙羞被辱， 放松有力之人的腰带。
tā shǐ jūn wáng méng xiū bèi rǔ ， fàng sōng yǒu lì zhī rén de yāo dài 。
He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.
他将深奥的事从黑暗中彰显， 使死荫显为光明。
tā jiāng shēn ào de shì cóng hēi àn zhōng zhāng xiǎn ， shǐ sǐ yìn xiǎn wèi guāng míng 。
He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭； 他使邦国开广而又掳去。
tā shǐ bāng guó xīng wàng ér yòu huǐ miè ； tā shǐ bāng guó kāi guǎng ér yòu lǔ qù 。
He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
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；
tā jiāng dì shàng mín zhōng shǒu lǐng de cōng ming duó qù ， shǐ tā men zài huāng fèi wú lù zhī dì piāo liú ；
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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。
tā men wú guāng ， zài hēi àn zhōng mō suǒ ， yòu shǐ tā men dōng dǎo xī wāi ， xiàng zuì jiǔ de rén yí yàng 。
They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
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