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Job, Chapter 11

¹ Then Zophar the Naamathite^aanswered,
² “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?
³ “Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
⁴ “For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,
And I am innocent in your eyes.’
⁵ “But would that God might speak,
And open His lips against you,
⁶ And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom^bhas two sides.
Know then that God^cforgets a part of your iniquity.
⁷ “Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
⁸ “They are high as^dthe heavens, what can you do?
Deeper than^eSheol, what can you know?
⁹ “Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.
¹⁰ “If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
¹¹ “For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity^fwithout investigating.
¹² “^gAn idiot will become intelligent
When the^hfoal of a wild donkey is born a man.
¹³ “If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,
¹⁴ If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
¹⁵ “Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and not fear.
¹⁶ “For you would forget your trouble,
As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
¹⁷ “Yourⁱlife would be^jbrighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
¹⁸ “Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
¹⁹ “You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your^kfavor.
²⁰ “But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And^lthere will be no escape for them;
And their hope is^mto breathe their last.”


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