Job 11

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 justified ?

³ Should thy boastings make men hold their peace ? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed ?

⁴ For thou sayest, 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 show thee the secrets of wisdom ! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

⁷ Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection ?

⁸ It is high as heaven ; what canst thou do ? Deeper than Sheol ; what canst thou know ?

⁹ The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

¹⁰ If he pass through, and shut up, And call unto judgment, then who can hinder him ?

¹¹ For he knoweth false men : He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

¹² But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

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 search 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 giving up of the ghost.