Job 11

Zophar Rebukes Job

1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

2“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,

And a talkative man be acquitted?

3Shall your boasts silence men?

And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

4For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,

And I am innocent in your eyes.’

5But would that God might 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 a part of your iniquity.

7“Can you discover the depths of God?

Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

8 They are high as the heavens, what can you do?

Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

9Its measure is longer than the earth

And broader than the sea.

10If He passes by or shuts up,

Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

11For He knows false men,

And He sees iniquity without investigating.

12An idiot will become intelligent

When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

13“If you would direct your heart right

And spread out your hand to Him,

14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,

And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

15Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,

And you would be steadfast and not fear.

16For you would forget your trouble,

As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

17Your life would be brighter than noonday;

Darkness would be like the morning.

18Then you would trust, because there is hope;

And you would look around and rest securely.

19You would lie down and none would disturb you,

And many would entreat your favor.

20But 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 11

Zophar

1-2Will no one answer all this nonsense?

Does talking so much put you in the right?

3Job, do you think we can't answer you?

That your mocking words will leave us speechless?

4You claim that what you say is true;

you claim you are pure in the sight of God.

5How I wish God would answer you!

6He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom;

there are things too deep for human knowledge.

God is punishing you less than you deserve.

7Can you discover the limits and bounds

of the greatness and power of God?

8The sky is no limit for God,

but it lies beyond your reach.

God knows the world of the dead,

but you do not know it.

9God's greatness is broader than the earth,

wider than the sea.

10If God arrests you and brings you to trial,

who is there to stop him?

11God knows which people are worthless;

he sees all their evil deeds.

12Stupid people will start being wise

when wild donkeys are born tame.

13Put your heart right, Job. Reach out to God.

14Put away evil and wrong from your home.

15Then face the world again, firm and courageous.

16Then all your troubles will fade from your memory,

like floods that are past and remembered no more.

17Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon,

and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn.

18You will live secure and full of hope;

God will protect you and give you rest.

19You won't be afraid of your enemies;

many people will ask you for help.

20But the wicked will look around in despair

and find that there is no way to escape.

Their one hope is that death will come.

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