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 lies 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 hast said, 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 shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! 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 as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; 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 cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

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

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

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

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

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

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine 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 thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

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

For 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.

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

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

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt 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 dig about thee, and thou 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 not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.