NET Bible
"For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!"
— Job 12:5, NET Bible
“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”
“In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth. ”
“In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.”
“The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed.”
“In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.”
“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”
“Without a doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
I am a laughingstock to my friends, I, who called on God and whom he answered– a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.
Knowledge of God’s Wisdom“But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
Or speak to the earth and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea declare to you.