Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
“(Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.) [RHQ] Just because you talk a lot, (should that cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong)?/that should not cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong).) [RHQ]
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Job, (should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.) [RHQ] When you make fun of us, shall no one [rebuke you and] cause you to be ashamed?
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer 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.
God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
[“Tell me], will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand? Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
[What there is to know about God] is greater than [the distance from earth to] heaven; so there is no way [RHQ] that you can [understand it all]. It is greater than [the distance from here to] the place of the dead; so it is impossible for you [RHQ] to know it all. (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
“If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court, (who can stop him?/no one can stop him.) [RHQ]
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
He knows which people are worthless; and when he sees people doing wicked things, (will he ignore it?/he will certainly not ignore it!) [RHQ]
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
Stupid people [like you] will start to become wise [SAR] when wild donkeys [stop giving birth to wild donkeys and] start giving birth to tame donkeys.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
“Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed; you will be strong, and not afraid [of anything].
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
[Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends] at the dawn; [it will be as though] [MET] the sun is shining brightly on you, like [it shines] at noon.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect [that good things will happen to you]; God will protect you and enable you to rest safely [each night].
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid. And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
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 wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand [why bad things are happening to them]; they will not have any way to escape [from their troubles]. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
