Job 11
1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.
5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, [Some] of thine iniquity.
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thy iniquity [deserveth].
7 By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea.
The measure of it [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]!
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
For vain man would be wise, though man is born [like] a wild ass's colt.
13 If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
And [thy] age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig [about thee], [and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yes, many shall make suit to thee.
20 And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the expiration of the breath.
