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Job 12:2

In Job 12 of Job.

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

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אָ֭מְנָםamenamindeedאׇמְנָםadverb — “indeed”H551verilyindeed, no doubt, surely, (it is, of a) true(-ly, -th).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַתֶּםatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.עָ֑םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗םveimakhemand withעִםconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).תָּמ֥וּתtamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…חָכְמָֽהchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

Young’s Literal Translation

Truly — ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

World English Bible

“No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.

Darby Translation

Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!

Douay-Rheims

Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶτα ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἄνθρωποι, ἢ μεθʼ ὑμῶν τελευτήσει σοφία;

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