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XII] :He that is ready to slip with his feet
 * Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
 * The tabernacles of robbers prosper,
 * And they that provoke God are secure;
 * Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
 * But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee;
 * And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
 * Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee:
 * And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
 * Who knoweth not in all these
 * That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
 * In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
 * And the breath of all mankind.
 * Doth not the ear try words?
 * And the mouth taste his meat?
 * With the ancient is wisdom;
 * And in length of days understanding.
 * With him is wisdom and strength,
 * He hath counsel and understanding.
 * Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again:
 * He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
 * Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up:
 * Also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
 * With him is strength and wisdom: