Job 11
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1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?2Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted?
3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?3Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?
4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.4You have said, "My teaching is sound, and I am pure in Your sight."
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;5But if only God would speak and declare His case against you,
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.6He would show you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.
7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?7Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?8They are higher than the heavens--what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?10If He passes by and throws someone in prison or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?11Surely He knows which people are worthless. If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?
12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.12But a stupid man will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;13As for you, if you redirect your heart and lift up your hands to Him in prayer--
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.14if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents--
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:16For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.
17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.18You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.19You will lie down without fear, and many will seek your favor.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.20But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.
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