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AUGUST 10
16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away plundered,
12:2–4 you are the people,and wisdom will And makes fools of the judges.
die with you! Job responded with cutting sar- 18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
casm directed at his know-it-all friends (v. 2) And binds their waist with a belt.
and then reminded them that he understood 19 He leads princes away plundered,
the principles of which they had spoken (v. 3), And overthrows the mighty.
but they were irrelevant to his situation. On 20 He deprives the trusted ones of
top of that,he despaired at the pain of becom- speech,
ing a derision to his friends, though he was And takes away the discernment of the
innocent (v. 4).
elders.
21 He pours contempt on princes,
And disarms the mighty.
Indeed, who does not know such 22 He uncovers deep things out of
things as these?
darkness,
4 “I am one mocked by his friends, And brings the shadow of death to
Who called on God, and He answered light.
him, 23 He makes nations great, and destroys
The just and blameless who is them;
ridiculed. He enlarges nations, and guides them.
5 A lamp is despised in the thought of 24 He takes away the understanding of
one who is at ease; the chiefs of the people of the earth,
It is made ready for those whose feet And makes them wander in a pathless
slip. wilderness.
6 The tents of robbers prosper, 25 They grope in the dark without light,
And those who provoke God are And He makes them stagger like a
secure— drunken man.
In what God provides by His hand.
Psalm 94:1–11
7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will
teach you; O LORD God, to whom vengeance
And the birds of the air, and they will belongs—
tell you; O God, to whom vengeance belongs,
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach shine forth!
you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to
you.
9 Who among all these does not know 94:1 to whom vengeance belongs.Vengeance
That the hand of the LORD has done this, from God is not in the sense of uncontrolled
10 In whose hand is the life of every living vindictiveness, but in the sense of just retribu-
thing, tion by the eternal Judge for trespasses
And the breath of all mankind? against His law. shine forth. Make an appear-
11 Does not the ear test words ance. He may even be asking for a theophany
And the mouth taste its food? (Pss. 50:2; 80:1).
12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with length of days,
understanding. 2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
Render punishment to the proud.
13 “With Him are wisdom and strength, 3
He has counsel and understanding. LORD, how long will the wicked,
14 If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be How long will the wicked triumph?
rebuilt; 4 They utter speech, and speak insolent
If He imprisons a man, there can be no things;
release. All the workers of iniquity boast in
15 If He withholds the waters, they dry themselves.
up; 5 They break in pieces Your people,
If He sends them out, they overwhelm O LORD,
the earth. And afflict Your heritage.

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