# Job 12.10

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**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9. Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,
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> **10. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?**
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> 11. Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? 12. With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding. (Job 12:8-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 8. Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you. 9. Who doesn’t know that in all these, Yahweh’s hand has done this,
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> **10. in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?**
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> 11. Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food? 12. With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding. (Job 12:8-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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> **10. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. <sup>soul: or, life</sup> <sup>all: Heb. all flesh of man</sup>**
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> 11. Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? <sup>mouth: Heb. palate</sup> 12. With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (Job 12:8-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee: 9. 'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
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> **10. In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'**
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> 11. Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself? 12. With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding. (Job 12:8-12, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Origin of Life](/codex/argument-from-origin-of-life/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Argument from the Continuance of Being](/codex/argument-from-the-continuance-of-being/)
- [Biogenesis Argument](/codex/biogenesis-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Edge of Evolution Argument](/codex/edge-of-evolution-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Information Argument](/codex/information-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Interdependency Argument](/codex/interdependency-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Irreducible Complexity Argument](/codex/interdependency-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Miller-Urey Reframe Argument](/codex/miller-urey-reframe-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [Molecular Machines Argument](/codex/molecular-machines-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)
- [RNA World Failure Argument](/codex/rna-world-failure-argument/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)

**Concepts:**

- [General Revelation](/codex/romans-1-19-20/), via [Job 12.7-10](/codex/job-12-7-10/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.