【Job】Chapter 11 << Last Chapter Next Chapter >>

11:1 And Zophar the Naamathite spoke out and said:

11:2 Should not the man of many words be answered, or must the garrulous man necessarily be right?

11:3 Shall your babblings keep men silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke?

11:4 Shall you say: "My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight"?

11:5 But oh, that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

11:6 And tell you that the secrets of wisdom are twice as effective: So you might learn that God will make you answer for your guilt.

11:7 Can you penetrate the designs of God? Dare you vie with the perfection of the Almighty?

11:8 It is higher than the heavens; what can you do? It is deeper than the nether world; what can you know?

11:9 It is longer than the earth in measure, and broader than the sea.

11:10 If he seize and imprison or call to judgment, who then can say him nay?

11:11 For he knows the worthlessness of men and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it?

11:12 Will empty man then gain understanding, and the wild jackass be made docile?

11:13 If you set your heart aright and stretch out your hands toward him,

11:14 If you remove all iniquity from your conduct, and let not injustice dwell in your tent,

11:15 Surely then you may lift up your face in innocence; you may stand firm and unafraid.

11:16 For then you shall forget your misery, or recall it like waters that have ebbed away.

11:17 Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday; its gloom shall become as the morning,

11:18 And you shall be secure, because there is hope; you shall look round you and lie down in safety,

11:19 and you shall take your rest with none to disturb. Many shall entreat your favor,

11:20 but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, they shall wait to expire.

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