Job 11

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,

ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Σωφαρ ὁ Μιναῖος λέγει

2 “Should not such a multitude of words be answered? Should this man, so full of talk, be believed?

ὁ τὰ πολλὰ λέγων καὶ ἀντακούσεται ἢ καὶ ὁ εὔλαλος οἴεται εἶναι δίκαιος εὐλογημένος γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ὀλιγόβιος

3 Should your boasting make others remain silent? When you mock, will no one make you feel ashamed?

μὴ πολὺς ἐν ῥήμασιν γίνου οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀντικρινόμενός σοι

4 For you say to God, 'My beliefs are pure, I am blameless in your eyes.'

μὴ γὰρ λέγε ὅτι καθαρός εἰμι τοῖς ἔργοις καὶ ἄμεμπτος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ

5 But, oh, that God would speak and open his lips against you;

ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ κύριος λαλήσαι πρὸς σέ καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ

6 that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For he is great in understanding. Know then that God demands from you less than your iniquity deserves.

εἶτα ἀναγγελεῖ σοι δύναμιν σοφίας ὅτι διπλοῦς ἔσται τῶν κατὰ σέ καὶ τότε γνώσῃ ὅτι ἄξιά σοι ἀπέβη ἀπὸ κυρίου ὧν ἡμάρτηκας

7 Can you understand God by searching for him? Can you comprehend the Almighty perfectly?

ἦ ἴχνος κυρίου εὑρήσεις ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ

8 The matter is as high as heaven; what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know? (Sheol h7585)

ὑψηλὸς ὁ οὐρανός καὶ τί ποιήσεις βαθύτερα δὲ τῶν ἐν ᾅδου τί οἶδας (Sheol h7585)

9 Its measure is longer than the earth, and wider than the sea.

ἢ μακρότερα μέτρου γῆς ἢ εὔρους θαλάσσης

10 If he passes through and shuts anyone up, if he calls anyone to judgment, then who can stop him?

ἐὰν δὲ καταστρέψῃ τὰ πάντα τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ τί ἐποίησας

11 For he knows false people; when he sees iniquity, does he not notice it?

αὐτὸς γὰρ οἶδεν ἔργα ἀνόμων ἰδὼν δὲ ἄτοπα οὐ παρόψεται

12 But foolish people have no understanding; they will get it when a wild donkey gives birth to a man.

ἄνθρωπος δὲ ἄλλως νήχεται λόγοις βροτὸς δὲ γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ἴσα ὄνῳ ἐρημίτῃ

13 But suppose that you had set your heart right and had reached out with your hands toward God;

εἰ γὰρ σὺ καθαρὰν ἔθου τὴν καρδίαν σου ὑπτιάζεις δὲ χεῖρας πρὸς αὐτόν

14 suppose that iniquity were in your hand, but that then you put it far away from you, and did not let unrighteousness live in your tents.

εἰ ἄνομόν τί ἐστιν ἐν χερσίν σου πόρρω ποίησον αὐτὸ ἀπὸ σοῦ ἀδικία δὲ ἐν διαίτῃ σου μὴ αὐλισθήτω

15 Then you would certainly lift up your face without a sign of shame; indeed, you would be steadfast and would not fear.

οὕτως γὰρ ἀναλάμψει σου τὸ πρόσωπον ὥσπερ ὕδωρ καθαρόν ἐκδύσῃ δὲ ῥύπον καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς

16 You would forget your misery; you would remember it only like waters that have flowed away.

καὶ τὸν κόπον ἐπιλήσῃ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρελθὸν καὶ οὐ πτοηθήσῃ

17 Your life would be brighter than the noonday; though there were darkness, it would become like the morning.

ἡ δὲ εὐχή σου ὥσπερ ἑωσφόρος ἐκ δὲ μεσημβρίας ἀνατελεῖ σοι ζωή

18 You would be secure because there is hope; indeed, you would find safety about you and would take your rest in safety.

πεποιθώς τε ἔσῃ ὅτι ἔστιν σοι ἐλπίς ἐκ δὲ μερίμνης καὶ φροντίδος ἀναφανεῖταί σοι εἰρήνη

19 Also you would lie down in rest, and none would make you afraid; indeed, many would seek your favor.

ἡσυχάσεις γάρ καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ πολεμῶν σε μεταβαλόμενοι δὲ πολλοί σου δεηθήσονται

20 But the eyes of wicked people will fail; they will have no way to flee; their only hope will be a last gasp of life.”

σωτηρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπολείψει ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀπώλεια ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν τακήσονται