How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
WEB
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
YLT
What--thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.
DBT
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJob — The canonical wisdom-literature interrogation of undeserved suffering. A prose frame enclosing three cycles of dialogue, a late Elihu interrupt, and a whirlwind theophany that does not answer the question — it relativizes it.
- Author
- Anonymous. Talmudic tradition names Moses (Bava Batra 14b); internal features (patriarchal setting, no Mosaic Law reference, Job sacrificing as family head, *qesitah* currency of Gen 33:19) suggest patriarchal-era composition or at least tradition-origin.
- Date
- Traditional: patriarchal period, c. 2000–1800 BC. Critical proposals scatter across pre-exilic to post-exilic. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer takes the position.