Job 11
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, and said,
Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?
4 For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.
5 But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
6 and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
7 Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If he passes through, and shuts up, and all to judgment, then who can hinder him?
If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
11 For he knows false men. He also sees iniquity. Will he not then consider it?
For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?
12 But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.
13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
14 if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:
15 Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.
Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
16 For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.
18 And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search about thee, and shall take thy rest in safety.
And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.
19 Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Yea, many shall correspond with thee.
Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee. And their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
