Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:
2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would 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.
so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?
He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
His measure is longer 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 overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
But you have fortified your heart and extended 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 would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.
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 impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.
