Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short lived offspring of woman.
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer you?
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
But oh that the Lord would speak to you, and open his lips to 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.
Then shall he declare to you the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with you: and then shall you know, that a just recompence of your sins has come to you from the Lord.
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Will you find out the traces of the Lord? or have you come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?
Heaven [is] high; and what will you do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what do you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What have you done?
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass in the desert.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
For if you have made your heart pure, and lift up [your] hands towards him;
14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
if there is any iniquity in your hands, put if far from you, and let not unrighteousness lodge in your habitation.
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
For thus shall your countenance shine again, as pure water; and you shall dive yourself of uncleanness, and shall not fear.
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
And you shall forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and you shall not be scared.
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
And your prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to you [as] from the noonday.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
And you shall be confident, because you have hope; and peace shall dawn to you from out of anxiety and care.
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
For you shall be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against you; and many shall charge, and make supplication to you.
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 safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
