Job 12:11 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Doth not the ear try words? And the mouth taste his meat?

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Is it not the task of the ear to discriminate between [wise and unwise] words, just as the mouth distinguishes [between desirable and undesirable] food?

American Standard Version (1901)

Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

Common English Bible

Doesn’t the ear test words and the palate taste food?

Catholic Public Domain Version

Does not the ear perceive words, and the palate, when eating, perceive flavor?