Job 11
1 Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
And Zophar the Naamathite answers and says:
2 “(Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.) [RHQ] Just because you talk a lot, (should that cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong)?/that should not cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong).) [RHQ]
“Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
3 Job, (should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.) [RHQ] When you make fun of us, shall no one [rebuke you and] cause you to be ashamed?
Your boastings make men keep silent, You scorn, and none is causing blushing!
4 You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
And you say, My discourse [is] pure, And I have been clean in Your eyes.
5 But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
And yet, O that God had spoken! And opens His lips with you.
6 God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
And declares to you secrets of wisdom, for counsel has foldings. And know that God forgets of your iniquity for you.
7 [“Tell me], will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand? Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
Do you find out God by searching? To perfection find out the Mighty One?
8 [What there is to know about God] is greater than [the distance from earth to] heaven; so there is no way [RHQ] that you can [understand it all]. It is greater than [the distance from here to] the place of the dead; so it is impossible for you [RHQ] to know it all. (Sheol h7585)
Heights of the heavens—what [can] you do? Deeper than Sheol—what [can] you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
Its measure [is] longer than earth, and broader than the sea.
10 “If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court, (who can stop him?/no one can stop him.) [RHQ]
If He passes on, and shuts up, and assembles, Who then reverses it?
11 He knows which people are worthless; and when he sees people doing wicked things, (will he ignore it?/he will certainly not ignore it!) [RHQ]
For He has known men of vanity, And He sees iniquity, And one does not consider [it]!
12 Stupid people [like you] will start to become wise [SAR] when wild donkeys [stop giving birth to wild donkeys and] start giving birth to tame donkeys.
And empty man is bold, And man is born [as] the colt of a wild donkey.
13 “Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
If you have prepared your heart, And have spread out your hands to Him,
14 If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
If iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far off, And do not let perverseness dwell in your tents.
15 If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed; you will be strong, and not afraid [of anything].
For then you lift up your face from blemish, And you have been firm, and do not fear.
16 You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
For you forget misery, As waters passed away you remember.
17 [Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends] at the dawn; [it will be as though] [MET] the sun is shining brightly on you, like [it shines] at noon.
And age rises above the noon, You fly—you are as the morning.
18 You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect [that good things will happen to you]; God will protect you and enable you to rest safely [each night].
And you have trusted because there is hope, And searched—in confidence you lie down,
19 You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid. And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
And you have rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have begged [at] your face;
20 But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand [why bad things are happening to them]; they will not have any way to escape [from their troubles]. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge has perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!”
