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Job 12:2–3

“You people really know everything, don’t you?

And when you die, wisdom will die with you!

Well, I know a few things myself—

and you’re no better than I am.

Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying?

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Job 12:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Doubtless you are the only people who matter,

and wisdom will die with you!

But I have a mind as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Who does not know all these things?

Job 12:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“No doubt you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you.

But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Who does not know such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

No doubt but ye are the people,

And wisdom shall die with you.

But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you:

Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“No doubt you are the people,

And wisdom will die with you!

But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Indeed, who does not know such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“You really think you are the only wise people

and that when you die, wisdom will die with you!

But my mind is as good as yours;

you are not better than I am.

Everyone knows all these things.

Job 12:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

No doubt but ye are the people,

And wisdom shall die with you.

But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you:

Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you! I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“You certainly are ⸤wise⸥ people, 

and when you die, wisdom will die. 

Like you, I have a mind. 

I am not inferior to you. 

But who doesn’t know these things? 

Job 12:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

No doubt you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you!

But I also have a mind;

I am not inferior to you.

Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?

Job 12:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“No doubt you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you.

But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Who does not know such things as these?

Job 12:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Truly indeed you are the people,

and wisdom will die with you.

I also have insight like you;

I am not more inferior than you.

And who does not know things like these?

Job 12:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“You people think you know everything, don’t you?

You are sure that wisdom will die with you!

But I have a brain, just like you.

I’m as clever as you are.

In fact, everyone knows as much as you do.

Job 12:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Truly then you are the people,

And with you wisdom will die!

“But I have intelligence as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

And who does not know such things as these?


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