Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
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 your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
4 For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.
And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
6 And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, [Some] of thine iniquity.
7 Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection?
By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Heights of the heavens! — what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! — what knowest thou? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
11 For he knows vain men: he sees wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
13 If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;
If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
14 If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles.
If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
15 For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
16 Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
17 And your age shall be clearer than the noonday: you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.
And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
18 And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.
And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
19 Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall make suit to you.
And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
20 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.
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!
