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Those at ease have contempt for misfortune,[a]
    but it is ready for those whose feet are unstable.(A)
The tents of robbers are at peace,
    and those who provoke God are secure,
    who bring their god in their hands.[b](B)

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
    the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

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  1. 12.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.6 Or whom God brought forth by his hand; meaning of Heb uncertain

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