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Job 11

Zophar Rebukes Job

¹Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,

²“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?

³“Shall your boasts silence people? And will you scoff, and no one rebuke?

⁴“For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’

⁵“But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you,

⁶And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets part of your guilt.

⁷¶“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

⁸“They are as high as the heavens; what can you do? Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

⁹“Its measurement is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.

¹⁰“If He passes by or apprehends people, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

¹¹“For He knows false people, And He sees injustice without investigating.

¹²“An idiot will become intelligent When a wild donkey is born a human.

¹³¶“If you would direct your heart rightly And spread out your hands to Him,

¹⁴If wrongdoing is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let malice dwell in your tents;

¹⁵Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, And you would be firmly established and not fear.

¹⁶“For you would forget your trouble; Like waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

¹⁷“Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.

¹⁸“Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.

¹⁹“You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would flatter you.

²⁰“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”

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Job

Chapter 11

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