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Job 11

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,

2 Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?

3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

5 But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

6 And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

8 They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;

9 Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.

10 If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

11 For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.

12 And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

13 But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

14 If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;

15 Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

16 For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:

17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

18 And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

19 Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;

20 But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Will no one answer all this nonsense?

2 Does talking so much put you in the right?

3 Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless?

4 You claim that what you say is true; you claim you are pure in the sight of God.

5 How I wish God would answer you!

6 He 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.

7 Can you discover the limits and bounds of the greatness and power of God?

8 The 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.

9 God's greatness is broader than the earth, wider than the sea.

10 If God arrests you and brings you to trial, who is there to stop him?

11 God knows which people are worthless; he sees all their evil deeds.

12 Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.

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

14 Put away evil and wrong from your home.

15 Then face the world again, firm and courageous.

16 Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more.

17 Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn.

18 You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest.

19 You won't be afraid of your enemies; many people will ask you for help.

20 But the wicked will look around in despair and find that there is no way to escape. Their one hope is that death will come.