Job 11:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, and said,
Job 11:2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 11:3
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 11:4
For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
Job 11:5
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
Job 11:6
and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.
Job 11:7
Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
Job 11:8
It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know?
Job 11:9
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Job 11:10
If he passes through, and shuts up, and all to judgment, then who can hinder him?
Job 11:11
For he knows false men. He also sees iniquity. Will he not then consider it?
Job 11:12
But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
Job 11:13
If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,
Job 11:14
if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Job 11:15
Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.
Job 11:16
For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
Job 11:17
And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Job 11:18
And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search about thee, and shall take thy rest in safety.
Job 11:19
Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Yea, many shall correspond with thee.
Job 11:20
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 spirit.