Job 12:2
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- 1 The expression “you are the people” is a way of saying that the friends hold the popular opinion—they represent it. The line is sarcastic. Commentators do not think the parallelism is served well by this, and so offer changes for “people.” Some have suggested “you are complete” (based on Arabic), “you are the strong one” (based on Ugaritic), etc. J. A. Davies tried to solve the difficulty by making the second clause in the verse a paratactic relative clause: “you are the people with whom wisdom will die” (“Note on Job 12:2,” 25 [1975]: 670–71).
- 2 The sarcasm of Job admits their claim to wisdom, as if no one has it besides them. But the rest of his speech will show that they do not have a monopoly on it.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
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NLTNew Living Translation
“You people really know everything, don’t you?
And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Truly indeed you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
No doubt but ye are the people,
And wisdom shall die with you.
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