New Living Translation (NLT)
Job 12
24 He strips kings of understanding and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
25 They grope in the darkness without a light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.
Job 13
1 “Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.
2 I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am.
3 As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty. I want to argue my case with God himself.
4 As for you, you smear me with lies. As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
5 If only you could be silent! That’s the wisest thing you could do.
6 Listen to my charge; pay attention to my arguments.
7 “Are you defending God with lies? Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake?
8 Will you slant your testimony in his favor? Will you argue God’s case for him?
9 What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?