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The Book of Job, Chapter 12, Verse 2

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And Job answered and said,
King James Version
No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
American Standard Version
No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
New English Translation
“Without a doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
World English Bible
"No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
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He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
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Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
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With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.