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Job 12:4

World English Bible

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor,
I, who called on God, and he answered.
The just, the blameless man is a joke.

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Job 12:4 in other translations

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

Job 12:4 · American Standard Version

Job 12:4 in context

  1. 2“No doubt, but you are the people,
    and wisdom will die with you.
  2. 3But I have understanding as well as you;
    I am not inferior to you.
    Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?
  3. 4I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor,
    I, who called on God, and he answered.
    The just, the blameless man is a joke.
  4. 5In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune.
    It is ready for them whose foot slips.
  5. 6The tents of robbers prosper.
    Those who provoke God are secure,
    who carry their god in their hands.