🌪️WEB · Job 13:12
What does Job 13:12 mean?
"Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay."
— Job 13:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
He will surely reprove you, if you secretly show partiality.
Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you?
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
“Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
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