| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: | 1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, |
| 2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated? | 2"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted? |
| 3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? | 3"Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke? |
| 4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’ | 4"For you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.' |
| 5But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, | 5"But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you, |
| 6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves. | 6And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity. |
| 7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? | 7"Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty? |
| 8They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? | 8"They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know? |
| 9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. | 9"Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea. |
| 10If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him? | 10"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him? |
| 11Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note? | 11"For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating. |
| 12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man! | 12"An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man. |
| 13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him, | 13"If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him, |
| 14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents, | 14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents; |
| 15then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid. | 15"Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear. |
| 16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by. | 16"For you would forget your trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember it. |
| 17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. | 17"Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning. |
| 18You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety. | 18"Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely. |
| 19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor. | 19"You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would entreat your favor. |
| 20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.” | 20"But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last." |
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