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13 “With him are wisdom and powerful deeds,
and to him belong counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, then[a] it will not be rebuilt;
if he shuts a man in, then[b] he cannot be freed.
15 Look, if he withholds the water,[c] then[d] they dry up;
and if he sends them out, then[e] they overwhelm the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:14 Hebrew “and”
  2. Job 12:14 Hebrew “and”
  3. Job 12:15 Or “waters”
  4. Job 12:15 Hebrew “and”
  5. Job 12:15 Hebrew “and”

13 “To God belong wisdom(A) and power;(B)
    counsel and understanding are his.(C)
14 What he tears down(D) cannot be rebuilt;(E)
    those he imprisons cannot be released.(F)
15 If he holds back the waters,(G) there is drought;(H)
    if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(I)

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