Job 11
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, and said,
And Zophar the Naamathite answers and says:
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
“Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Your boastings make men keep silent, You scorn, and none is causing blushing!
4 For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
And you say, My discourse [is] pure, And I have been clean in Your eyes.
5 But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
And yet, O that God had spoken! And opens His lips with you.
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.
And declares to you secrets of wisdom, for counsel has foldings. And know that God forgets of your iniquity for you.
7 Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
Do you find out God by searching? To perfection find out the Mighty One?
Heights of the heavens—what [can] you do? Deeper than Sheol—what [can] you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Its measure [is] longer than 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 passes on, and shuts up, and assembles, Who then reverses it?
11 For he knows false men. He also sees iniquity. Will he not then consider it?
For He has known men of vanity, And He sees iniquity, And one does not consider [it]!
12 But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
And empty man is bold, And man is born [as] the colt of a wild donkey.
13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,
If you have prepared your heart, And have spread out your hands to Him,
14 if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
If iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far off, And do not let perverseness dwell in your tents.
15 Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.
For then you lift up your face from blemish, And you have been firm, and do not fear.
16 For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
For you forget misery, As waters passed away you remember.
17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
And age rises above the noon, You fly—you are as the morning.
18 And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search about thee, and shall take thy rest in safety.
And you have trusted because there is hope, And searched—in confidence you lie down,
19 Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Yea, many shall correspond with thee.
And you have rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have begged [at] your 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.
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge has perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!”
