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Job 11

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,

2 "Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or {a man full of talk} be vindicated?

3 Should your loose talk put people to silence? {And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame}?

4 For you say, 'My teaching [is] pure, and I am clean in your sight.'

5 But, {O that} God might speak, and [that] he would open his lips to you,

6 and [that] he would tell you [the] secrets of wisdom, for {insight has many sides}. And know that God {on your behalf} has forgotten {some of} your guilt.

7 "Can you find [out] the essence of God, or can you find [out] {the ultimate limits} of Shaddai?

8 {It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

9 Its measure [is] longer than [the] earth and broader than [the] sea.

10 "If he passes through and imprisons someone {and summons the assembly}, then who can hinder him?

11 For he knows {those who are worthless}; {when he sees} iniquity, {he will not consider it}.

12 But {an empty-headed person} will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born [as] a human being.

13 "If you yourself direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him--

14 if iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents--

15 surely then you will lift up your face without blemish, and you will be firmly established and will not fear.

16 For you yourself will forget your misery; you will remember [it] as water [that] has flowed past.

17 "{And your life will be brighter than noon}; [its] darkness will be like the morning.

18 And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected--{you will sleep in safety}.

19 And you will lie down, and {no one will make you afraid}; {and many will entreat your favor}.

20 But [the] eyes of [the] wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope [is] {to breathe their last breath}."

New International Version NIV

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

2 “Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?

3 Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?

4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.’

5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you

6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

8 They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?

9 Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?

11 Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?

12 But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.

13 “Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,

14 if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.

16 You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.

17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

18 You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”