Job 11
11
Zophar’s First Speech. 1And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2Should not many words be answered,
or must the garrulous man necessarily be right?
3Shall your babblings keep others silent,
and shall you deride and no one give rebuke?
4Shall you say: “My teaching is pure,
and I am clean in your sight”?
5But oh, that God would speak,#This is another of many ironies (e.g., cf. 11:16–19) that occur throughout the book. Zophar does not know that God will speak (chaps. 38–42), but contrary to what he thinks.
and open his lips against you,
6And tell you the secrets of wisdom,
for good sense has two sides;
So you might learn that God
overlooks some of your sinfulness.
7Can you find out the depths of God?#Rom 11:33.
or find out the perfection of the Almighty?
8It is higher than the heavens; what can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
9It is longer than the earth in measure,
and broader than the sea.
10If he should seize and imprison
or call to judgment, who then could turn him back?
11For he knows the worthless
and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it?
12An empty head will gain understanding,
when a colt of a wild jackass#Jb 39:5–8. is born human.#A colt…is born human: the Hebrew is obscure. As translated, it seems to be a proverb referring to an impossible event.
13If you set your heart aright
and stretch out your hands toward him,
14If iniquity is in your hand, remove it,
and do not let injustice dwell in your tent,
15Surely then you may lift up your face in innocence;
you may stand firm and unafraid.
16For then you shall forget your misery,
like water that has ebbed away you shall regard it.
17Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday;
its gloom shall become like the morning,
18And you shall be secure, because there is hope;
you shall look round you and lie down in safety;#Lv 26:6; Ps 4:9.
19you shall lie down and no one will disturb you.
Many shall entreat your favor,
20but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy.
Escape shall be cut off from them,
their only hope their last breath.
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Job 11
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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