| 11:1: Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered, |
| 11:2: "Shouldn't the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified? |
| 11:3: Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? |
| 11:4: For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.' |
| 11:5: But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you, |
| 11:6: That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves. |
| 11:7: "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? |
| 11:8: They are high as heaven. What can you do? Deeper than Sheol: what can you know? |
| 11:9: The measure of it is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. |
| 11:10: If he passes by, or confines, Or convenes a court, then who can oppose him? |
| 11:11: For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it. |
| 11:12: But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt. |
| 11:13: "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him. |
| 11:14: If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. |
| 11:15: Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: |
| 11:16: For you shall forget your misery; You shall remember it as waters that are passed away, |
| 11:17: Life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning. |
| 11:18: You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety. |
| 11:19: Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; Yes, many shall court your favor. |
| 11:20: But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit." |
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