< Job 11 >

1 and to answer Zophar [the] Naamathite and to say
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 abundance word not to answer and if: surely no man lip: words to justify
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
3 bluster your man be quiet and to mock and nothing be humiliated
Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
4 and to say pure teaching my and pure to be in/on/with eye your
You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
5 and but who? to give: if only! god to speak: speak and to open lips his with you
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
6 and to tell to/for you secret wisdom for double to/for wisdom and to know for to forget to/for you god from iniquity: guilt your
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
7 search god to find if: surely no till limit Almighty to find
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8 height heaven what? to work deep from hell: Sheol what? to know (Sheol h7585)
They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 long from land: country/planet garment her and broad: wide from sea
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 if to pass and to shut and to gather and who? to return: return him
If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11 for he/she/it to know man vanity: false and to see: see evil: wickedness and not to understand
Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
12 and man be hollow to encourage and colt wild donkey man to beget
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
13 if you(m. s.) to establish: prepare heart your and to spread to(wards) him palm your
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
14 if evil: wickedness in/on/with hand your to remove him and not to dwell in/on/with tent your injustice
if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
15 for then to lift: kindness face: kindness your from blemish and to be to pour: firm and not to fear
then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
16 for you(m. s.) trouble to forget like/as water to pass to remember
For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17 and from midday to arise: establish lifetime/world gloom like/as morning to be
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
18 and to trust for there hope and to search to/for security to lie down: sleep
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
19 and to stretch and nothing to tremble and to beg face of your many
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
20 and eye wicked to end: expend and refuge to perish from them and hope their exhalation soul: life
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

< Job 11 >