Job 11
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1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: 1Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke up and said:
2Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted? 2"Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?
3Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you? 3Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?
4You have said, "My teaching is sound, and I am pure in Your sight." 4For you have said, 'My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.'
5But if only God would speak and declare His case against you, 5But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,
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. 6and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom--for true wisdom has two sides--so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.
7Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? 7"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?
8They are higher than the heavens--what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol--what can you know? 8It is higher than the heavens--what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. 9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10If He passes by and throws someone in prison or convenes a court, who can stop Him? 10If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?
11Surely He knows which people are worthless. If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it? 11For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?
12But a stupid man will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a man! 12But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey's colt is born a human being.
13As for you, if you redirect your heart and lift up your hands to Him in prayer-- 13"As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
14if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents-- 14if iniquity is in your hand--put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid. 15For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear.
16For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as waters that have flowed by. 16For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away.
17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. 17And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
18You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety. 18And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.
19You will lie down without fear, and many will seek your favor. 19You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.
20But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath. 20But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."
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