Job 11

1 Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,

And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —

2 He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short lived offspring of woman.

Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?

3 Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer you?

Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!

4 For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.

And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

5 But oh that the Lord would speak to you, and open his lips to you!

And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

6 Then shall he declare to you the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with you: and then shall you know, that a just recompence of your sins has come to you from the Lord.

And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, [Some] of thine iniquity.

7 Will you find out the traces of the Lord? or have you come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?

By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?

8 Heaven [is] high; and what will you do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what do you know? (Sheol h7585)

Heights of the heavens! — what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! — what knowest thou? (Sheol h7585)

9 Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.

Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.

10 And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What have you done?

If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?

11 For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].

For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!

12 But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass in the desert.

And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

13 For if you have made your heart pure, and lift up [your] hands towards him;

If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

14 if there is any iniquity in your hands, put if far from you, and let not unrighteousness lodge in your habitation.

If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

15 For thus shall your countenance shine again, as pure water; and you shall dive yourself of uncleanness, and shall not fear.

For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.

16 And you shall forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and you shall not be scared.

For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.

17 And your prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to you [as] from the noonday.

And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.

18 And you shall be confident, because you have hope; and peace shall dawn to you from out of anxiety and care.

And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,

19 For you shall be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against you; and many shall charge, and make supplication to you.

And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;

20 But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.

And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!