Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,
2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
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 would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?
They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge; (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.
10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;
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 evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
