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The torch is held in low esteem in the thought of him that is prosperous, which was prepared to guard against a slip of the feet.

¶ The tents of robbers are at ease, and those that provoke God and those who carry gods in their hands live secure.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the heavens, and they shall show thee;

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Those who are at ease have contempt(A) for misfortune
    as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(B)
The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(C)
    and those who provoke God are secure(D)
    those God has in his hand.[a]

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(E)
    or the birds in the sky,(F) and they will tell you;(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:6 Or those whose god is in their own hand