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Job 12:7

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5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.

8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

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BSB
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
KJV
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
WEB
“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
ASV
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
DARBY
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
BLB
But ask now the beasts, and they will instruct you, and the birds of the heavens, and one will declare to you.
ÅB
Men spør du dyrene, de skal lære deg, og himmelens fugler, de skal si deg det,
OTB
«Men spør dyrene, og de vil lære deg;
eller fuglene i himmelen, og de vil informere deg.
B1930
Men spør du dyrene, de skal lære dig, og himmelens fugler, de skal si dig det,

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:3

    The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”

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  • Jeremiah 8:7

    Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.

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  • Proverbs 6:6

    Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

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  • Job 21:29–30

    Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?

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