Job 12:3 Meaning and Explanation
“But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?”
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Read Full Chapter →Job insists he is no less informed than his friends; their lessons are common knowledge.
What Does Job 12:3 Mean?
Having mocked their pretension, Job now states his case plainly: he possesses understanding equal to theirs and is in no way their inferior. The truths they have pressed on him are things any thoughtful person already knows. He is not being instructed; he is being condescended to.
Grief does not make a person stupid, and pain is not proof of ignorance. Job reclaims his standing as a thinking child of God who has long pondered the very matters his friends recite to him. The verse honors the dignity of the sufferer's own mind. Those who walk through darkness often see more clearly, not less, and deserve to be heard rather than schooled.
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What does Job 12:3 mean?
Job insists he is no less informed than his friends; their lessons are common knowledge.