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King James Bible — Job 12:7 Quotes associated with Job: Context & Meanings

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“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:”

Job points toward animals and birds as objects of instruction, suggesting that observation of living nature can challenge narrow human assumptions.

Source note: Job 12:7, King James Version; Job appeals to creatures and the earth as witnesses within his argument about divine power and human understanding.