Job 11

1Then Zophar the Naamathite [1] answered,

2“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,

And a talkative man be acquitted?

3Shall your boasts silence men?

And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

4For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,

And I am innocent in your eyes.’

5But would that God might speak,

And open His lips against you,

6And show you the secrets of wisdom!

For sound wisdom [1] has two sides.

Know then that God [2] forgets a part of your iniquity.

7“Can you discover the depths of God?

Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

8They are high as [1] the heavens, what can you do?

Deeper than [2] Sheol, what can you know?

9Its measure is longer than the earth

And broader than the sea.

10If He passes by or shuts up,

Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

11For He knows false men,

And He sees iniquity [1] without investigating.

12[1] An idiot will become intelligent

When the [2] foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

13“If you would direct your heart right

And spread out your hand to Him,

14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,

And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

15Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,

And you would be steadfast and not fear.

16For you would forget your trouble,

As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

17Your [1] life would be [2] brighter than noonday;

Darkness would be like the morning.

18Then you would trust, because there is hope;

And you would look around and rest securely.

19You would lie down and none would disturb you,

And many would entreat your [1] favor.

20But the eyes of the wicked will fail,

And [1] there will be no escape for them;

And their hope is [2] to breathe their last.”