Job 11

1And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --

1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?

2Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

3Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!

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

4And thou sayest, `Pure <FI>is<Fi> my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

4For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.

5And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

5But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

6And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, <FI>Some<Fi> of thine iniquity.

6And 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.

7By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?

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

8Heights of the heavens! --what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! --what knowest thou?

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

9Longer than earth <FI>is<Fi> its measure, And broader than the sea.

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

10If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?

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

11For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider <FI>it<Fi> !

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

12And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

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

13If thou--thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

13If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

14If iniquity <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

15For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.

15Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.

16For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

17And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest--as the morning thou art.

17Andthylife shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched--in confidence thou liest down,

18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt searchabout thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;

19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope <FI>is<Fi> a breathing out of soul!

20But 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.