Job 11

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and sayde,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Should not the multitude of wordes be answered? or should a great talker be iustified?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Should men holde their peace at thy lyes? and when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed?

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.

5 But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?

Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

8 The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hell, how canst thou know it? (Sheol h7585)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth, and it is broader then the sea.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

10 If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?

If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

11 For hee knoweth vaine men, and seeth iniquitie, and him that vnderstandeth nothing.

For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

12 Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.

But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass’s colt.

13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:

If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16 But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

17 Thine age also shall appeare more cleare then the noone day: thou shalt shine and bee as the morning.

And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18 And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.

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 ghost.