12:7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

12:8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

12:9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

12:10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

12:11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

12:12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

12:13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

12:16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

12:17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

12:18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

12:19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

12:20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

12:22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

12:23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

12:24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

12:25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.