Job 11
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| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said: |
| 2 | Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right? |
| 3 | Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, And thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; |
| 4 | And thou hast said: ‘My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in Thine eyes.’ |
| 5 | But oh that God would speak, And open His lips against thee; |
| 6 | And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, That sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. |
| 7 | Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty? |
| 8 | It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? |
| 9 | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. |
| 10 | If He pass by, and shut up, Or gather in, then who can hinder Him? |
| 11 | For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it? |
| 12 | But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass’s colt is born a man. |
| 13 | If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him— |
| 14 | If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents— |
| 15 | Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear; |
| 16 | For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away; |
| 17 | And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. |
| 18 | And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety. |
| 19 | Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
| 20 | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee, And their hope shall be the drooping of the soul. |