Job 11
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1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:1Zophar from Naamath had this to say:
2Should this abundance of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted?2"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?
3Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?3Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?
4You have said, "My teaching is sound, and I am pure in your sight."4You've said, 'My teaching is flawless; I'm clean in God's sight.'
5But if only God would speak and open his lips against you!5"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with 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 iniquity.6and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."
7Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?7"Can you search through God's complex things? Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?
8They are higher than the heavens--what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol--what can you know?8These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?
9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.9They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.
10If he passes by and throws someone in prison or convenes a court, who can stop him?10"If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court, who can stop him?
11Surely he knows which people are worthless. If he sees iniquity, will he not take note of it?11For he knows mankind's deceitfulness; when he sees iniquity, won't he himself consider it?
12But a stupid person will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a human!12An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!"
13As for you, if you redirect your heart and spread out your hands to him in prayer--13"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.
14if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents--14If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.
15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.15Then your confidence will be flawless, and your security will keep you from terror.
16For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as water that has flowed by.16You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.
17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.17Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.
18You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.18You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.
19You will lie down with no one to frighten you, and many will seek your favor.19When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court 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 what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."
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