- In the beginning of Job’s reply (Job 12:2-3) there is a put-down of his friends. Does he accuse them of stating the obvious?
- What is the source of the friend’s mockery to which Job refers in Job 12:4?
- In Job 12:5, who is the “complacent” and whose “foot slips”?
- Does Job 12:6 allude to a basic inequity in life? What is it?
- Job 12:7-25 must be read as a unit. What is the gist of Job’s praise of God in Job 12:7-11 and how does it differ from his description of God’s powers in the rest of the chapter?
- What is Job’s appraisal of the popular conception of old age in Job 12:12?
- Summarize Job’s conception of God’s role in the affairs of man in this chapter. Is it at variance with traditional Jewish theology?
