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1 Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said, Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 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. “Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right? “Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?
3 Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee? Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you? Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?
4 For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him. For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in God’s eyes.’ You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.’
5 But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee! But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you, Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you
6 Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord. and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves. and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
7 Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made? “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?
9 Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea. Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done? If he passes through and imprisons and summons the court, who can turn him back? “If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
11 For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it . For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it? Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
12 But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert. But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man! But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.
13 For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him; “If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him. “Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
14 if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation. If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents. if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
15 For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear. Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear. then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.
16 And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared. You will forget your misery; you will remember it as waters that have passed away. You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17 And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday. And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
18 And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care. And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.
19 For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee. You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor. You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.
20 But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away. But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last.” But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
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