Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
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 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, 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 thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
6 And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, [Some] of thine iniquity.
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 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto 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 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
If he passes through, and shuts up, and all to judgment, then who can hinder him?
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth 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 the colt of a wild ass man is born.
But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,
14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest 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 thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy 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 hath 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.
