| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: | 1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, |
| 2“Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated? | 2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? |
| 3Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you? | 3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? |
| 4For you have said, ‘My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in your eyes.’ | 4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. |
| 5But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you, | 5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; |
| 6That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves. | 6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. |
| 7“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? | 7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? |
| 8They are higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? | 8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? |
| 9Their measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea. | 9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. |
| 10“If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, Then who can hinder Him? | 10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? |
| 11For He knows deceitful men; He sees wickedness also. Will He not then consider it? | 11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? |
| 12For an empty-headed man will be wise, When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man. | 12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. |
| 13“If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him; | 13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; |
| 14If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents; | 14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. |
| 15Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear; | 15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: |
| 16Because you would forget your misery, And remember it as waters that have passed away, | 16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: |
| 17And your life would be brighter than noonday. Though you were dark, you would be like the morning. | 17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. |
| 18And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety. | 18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. |
| 19You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid; Yes, many would court your favor. | 19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
| 20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope— loss of life!” | 20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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