Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, 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 accounted right?
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
And thou hast said: '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 oh 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 tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
The measure thereof 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 pass by, and shut up, or gather in, 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 knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
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 be 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 shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt 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 shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto 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 drooping of the soul.
