12:7 “But now, ask the animals and they 2 will teach you,
or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
12:8 Or speak 3 to the earth 4 and it will teach you,
or let the fish of the sea declare to you.
12:9 Which of all these 5 does not know
that the hand of the Lord 6 has done 7 this,
12:10 in whose hand 8 is the life 9 of every creature
and the breath of all the human race. 10
12:11 Does not the ear test words,
as 11 the tongue 12 tastes food? 13
12:12 Is not wisdom found among the aged? 14
Does not long life bring understanding?
12:13 “With God 15 are wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his. 16