Job 12:20
Job 12:13-25 The Message (MSG)
“True wisdom and real power belong to God; from him we learn how to live, and also what to live for. If he tears something down, it’s down for good; if he locks people up, they’re locked up for good. If he holds back the rain, there’s a drought; if he lets it loose, there’s a flood. Strength and success belong to God; both deceived and deceiver must answer to him. He strips experts of their vaunted credentials, exposes judges as witless fools. He divests kings of their royal garments, then ties a rag around their waists. He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs. He forces trusted sages to keep silence, deprives elders of their good sense and wisdom. He dumps contempt on famous people, disarms the strong and mighty. He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun. He makes nations rise and then fall, builds up some and abandons others. He robs world leaders of their reason, and sends them off into no-man’s-land. They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.”
Job 12:20 King James Version (KJV)
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Job 12:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders.
Job 12:20 New Century Version (NCV)
He makes trusted people be silent and takes away the wisdom of elders.
Job 12:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
Job 12:20 New International Version (NIV)
He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
Job 12:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.
Job 12:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.