Chapter 12

12:1 [hgb]  约 伯 回 答 说 ，
    [kjv]  And Job answered and said,
    [bbe]  And Job made answer and said,
12:2 [hgb]  你 们 真 是 子 民 哪 ， 你 们 死 亡 ， 智 慧 也 就 灭 没 了 。
    [kjv]  No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
    [bbe]  No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.
12:3 [hgb]  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 ？
    [kjv]  But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
    [bbe]  But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?
12:4 [hgb]  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 。
    [kjv]  I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
    [bbe]  It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!
12:5 [hgb]  安 逸 的 人 ， 心 里 藐 视 灾 祸 。 这 灾 祸 常 常 等 待 滑 脚 的 人 。
    [kjv]  He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
    [bbe]  In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
12:6 [hgb]  强 盗 的 帐 棚 兴 旺 ， 惹 神 的 人 稳 固 ， 神 多 将 财 物 送 到 他 们 手 中 。
    [kjv]  The tabernacles of robbers prosper¹, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
    [bbe]  There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath² are safe; even those whose god is their strength.
12:7 [hgb]  你 且 问 走 兽 ， 走 兽 必 指 教 你 。 又 问 空 中 的 飞 鸟 ， 飞 鸟 必 告 诉 你 。
    [kjv]  But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls³ of the air, and they shall tell thee:
    [bbe]  But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you;
12:8 [hgb]  或 与 地 说 话 ， 地 必 指 教 你 。 海 中 的 鱼 也 必 向 你 说 明 。
    [kjv]  Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
    [bbe]  Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.
12:9 [hgb]  看 这 一 切 ， 谁 不 知 道 是 耶 和 华 的 手 做 成 的 呢 ？
    [kjv]  Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought⁴ this?
    [bbe]  Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?
12:10 [hgb]  凡 活 物 的 生 命 ， 和 人 类 的 气 息 ， 都 在 他 手 中 。
    [kjv]  In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
    [bbe]  In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man.
12:11 [hgb]  耳 朵 岂 不 试 验 言 语 ， 正 如 上 膛 尝 食 物 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
    [bbe]  Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?
12:12 [hgb]  年 老 的 有 智 慧 ， 寿 高 的 有 知 识 。
    [kjv]  With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
    [bbe]  Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.
12:13 [hgb]  在 神 有 智 慧 和 能 力 ， 他 有 谋 略 和 知 识 。
    [kjv]  With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
    [bbe]  With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.
12:14 [hgb]  他 拆 毁 的 ， 就 不 能 再 建 造 。 他 捆 住 人 ， 便 不 得 开 释 。
    [kjv]  Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
    [bbe]  Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.
12:15 [hgb]  他 把 水 留 住 ， 水 便 枯 干 。 他 再 发 出 水 来 ， 水 就 翻 地 。
    [kjv]  Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
    [bbe]  Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.
12:16 [hgb]  在 他 有 能 力 和 智 慧 。 被 诱 惑 的 ， 与 诱 惑 人 的 ， 都 是 属 他 。
    [kjv]  With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
    [bbe]  With him are strength and wise designs; he who is guided into error, together with his guide, are in his hands;
12:17 [hgb]  他 把 谋 士 剥 衣 掳 去 ， 又 使 审 判 官 变 成 愚 人 。
    [kjv]  He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
    [bbe]  He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
12:18 [hgb]  他 放 松 君 王 的 绑 ， 又 用 带 子 捆 他 们 的 腰 。
    [kjv]  He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
    [bbe]  He undoes⁵ the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;
12:19 [hgb]  他 把 祭 司 剥 衣 掳 去 ， 又 使 有 能 的 人 倾 败 。
    [kjv]  He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty⁶.
    [bbe]  He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;
12:20 [hgb]  他 废 去 忠 信 人 的 讲 论 ， 又 夺 去 老 人 的 聪 明 。
    [kjv]  He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged⁷.
    [bbe]  He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;
12:21 [hgb]  他 使 君 王 蒙 羞 被 辱 ， 放 松 有 力 之 人 的 腰 带 。
    [kjv]  He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
    [bbe]  He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;
12:22 [hgb]  他 将 深 奥 的 事 从 黑 暗 中 彰 显 ， 使 死 荫 显 为 光 明 。
    [kjv]  He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
    [bbe]  Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright;
12:23 [hgb]  他 使 邦 国 兴 旺 而 又 毁 灭 ， 他 使 邦 国 开 广 而 又 掳 去 。
    [kjv]  He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
    [bbe]  Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
12:24 [hgb]  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 。
    [kjv]  He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness⁸ where there is no way.
    [bbe]  He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.
12:25 [hgb]  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 。
    [kjv]  They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
    [bbe]  They go feeling about in the dark without light, wandering without help like those overcome with wine.

1 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

2 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

3 fowls   

鸟( fowl的名词复数 )； 禽肉； 既不是这； 非驴非马

参考例句：

• A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
• We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。

4 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

5 undoes   

松开( undo的第三人称单数 )； 解开； 毁灭； 败坏

参考例句：

• Undoes the last action or a sequence of actions, which are displayed in the Undo list. 撤消上一个操作或者一系列操作，这些操作显示在“撤消”列表中。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

7 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

8 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。