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