Job 11
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Job 11
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| Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said, | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, |
| Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk? | Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? |
| Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame? | Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? |
| You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes. | For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes. |
| But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you; | But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee, |
| And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose! | And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. |
| Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all? | Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? |
| They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge; | It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? |
| Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea. | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. |
| If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose? | If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him? |
| For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it. | For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. |
| And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching. | But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt. |
| But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him; | If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him; |
| If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent; | If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents. |
| Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear: | Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: |
| For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away: | For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away, |
| And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning. | And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. |
| And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet; | And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety. |
| Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes; | Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
| But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath. | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost. |
