Job 11

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and sayde,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Should not the multitude of wordes be answered? or should a great talker be iustified?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Should men holde their peace at thy lyes? and when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed?

Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

4 For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.

For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.

5 But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;

6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.

And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

7 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?

Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection?

8 The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hell, how canst thou know it? (Sheol h7585)

It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than hell; what can you know? (Sheol h7585)

9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth, and it is broader then the sea.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

11 For hee knoweth vaine men, and seeth iniquitie, and him that vnderstandeth nothing.

For he knows vain men: he sees wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

12 Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.

For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:

If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;

14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.

If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles.

15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.

For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

16 But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.

Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

17 Thine age also shall appeare more cleare then the noone day: thou shalt shine and bee as the morning.

And your age shall be clearer than the noonday: you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.

18 And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.

And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

19 For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.

Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall make suit to you.

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.