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Then Zophar the Naamathiteaanswered,
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"Shall a multitude of wordsgounanswered, And a 1talkativeman be acquitted ?
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"Shall your boastssilencemen ? And shall you 2scoff and nonerebuke ?
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"For 3you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And 4I aminnocent in your eyes.'
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"But would that God might speak, And open His lipsagainst you,
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And show you the secrets of wisdom ! For soundwisdomb5has twosides. Know then that Godcforgets a part of 6your iniquity.
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"7Can you discover the depths of God ? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty ?
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"They are 8high as dthe heavens, what can you do ? Deeperthane9Sheol, what can you know ?
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"Its measure is longerthan the earth And broaderthan the sea.
10"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, 10who can restrain Him?
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"For 11He knowsfalsemen, And He 12seesiniquityfwithoutinvestigating.
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"g13An idiot will becomeintelligent When the hfoal of a 14wilddonkey is born a man.
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"15If you would 16direct your heartright And 17spread out your hand to Him,
14Ifiniquity is in your hand, 18put it faraway, And do not let wickednessdwell in your tents ;
15"Then, indeed, you could 19lift up your facewithout moral defect, And you would be steadfast and 20not fear.
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"For you would 21forget your trouble, As 22waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
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"Your ilife would be j23brighterthannoonday ; Darkness would be like the morning.
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"Then you would trust, becausethere is hope ; And you would lookaround and restsecurely.
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"You would 24liedown and none would disturb you, And many would 25entreat your kfavor.
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"But the 26eyes of the wicked will fail, And lthere will 27be noescape for them; And their 28hope is m29to breathe their last."
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