Job 12:6 | NET2full | STEP | But the tents of robbers are peaceful , and those who provoke God are confident

‏ Job 12:6

6 But ^{▼▼tn The verse gives the other side of the coin now, the fact that the wicked prosper.} the tents of robbers are peaceful,
and those who provoke God are confident ^{▼▼tn The plural is used to suggest the supreme degree of arrogant confidence (E. Dhorme, Job, 171).} —
who carry their god in their hands. ^{▼▼sn The line is perhaps best understood as describing one who thinks he is invested with the power of God.}

Knowledge of God’s Wisdom ^{▼▼sn As J. E. Hartley (Job [NICOT], 216) observes, in this section Job argues that respected tradition “must not be accepted uncritically.”}

‏ Job 12:6

Knowledge of God’s Wisdom ▼▼sn As J. E. Hartley (Job [NICOT], 216) observes, in this section Job argues that respected tradition “must not be accepted uncritically.”

Knowledge of God’s Wisdom ^{▼▼sn As J. E. Hartley (Job [NICOT], 216) observes, in this section Job argues that respected tradition “must not be accepted uncritically.”}