Job 11:1-9 ▼

1 Then Zophar from Naama replied [to Job],

2 |Shouldn't someone answer this flood of words? Should a good public speaker be acquitted?

3 Should your empty talk silence others so that you can make fun of us without any shame?

4 You say, 'My teaching is morally correct,' and, 'As you can see, I'm innocent.'

5 I only wish God would speak and open his mouth [to talk] to you.

6 He would tell you the secrets of wisdom, because [true] wisdom is twice [as great as your wisdom], and you would know that God forgets your sin.

7 |Can you discover God's hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty's limits?

8 [God's wisdom is] higher than heaven. What can you do? It is deeper than [the depths] of hell. What can you know?

9 It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.