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Job 11

Common English Bible CEB

1 Zophar from Naamah responded:

2 Should all these words go unanswered or a wordy man be justified?

3 Will your idle talk silence everyone; will you mock and not be put to shame?

4 You've said, "My teaching is pure, and I'm clean in God's eyes."

5 But oh, that God would speak, open his lips against you

6 and tell you secrets of wisdom; for sound insight has two sides. Know that God lets some of your sin be forgotten.

7 Can you find the secret of God or find the extent of the Almighty?

8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? Deeper than the underworld—what can you know?

9 Its measurement is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.

10 If God passes by, imprisons someone, and calls a trial, who can stop him?

11 He knows worthless people, sees sin, and certainly takes note.

12 A stupid person becomes intelligent when a wild ass of a person is born tame.

13 If you make your mind resolute and spread your palms to him,

14 if you throw out the sin in your hands and don't let injustice dwell in your tents,

15 then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and not fear.

16 You will forget trouble; you will remember it as water that flows past.

17 A life span will rise brighter than noon; darkness will be like morning.

18 You will be secure, for there is hope; you will look around and rest safely.

19 You will lie down without anyone to scare you; many will beg for your favor.

20 The eyes of the wicked will grow faint; flight has vanished from them; their hope is a dying gasp.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Now it was the turn of Zophar from Naamath:

2 "What a flood of words! Shouldn't we put a stop to it? Should this kind of loose talk be permitted?

3 Job, do you think you can carry on like this and we'll say nothing? That we'll let you rail and mock and not step in?

4 You claim, 'My doctrine is sound and my conduct impeccable.'

5 How I wish God would give you a piece of his mind, tell you what's what!

6 I wish he'd show you how wisdom looks from the inside, for true wisdom is mostly 'inside.' But you can be sure of this, you haven't gotten half of what you deserve.

7 "Do you think you can explain the mystery of God? Do you think you can diagram God Almighty?

8 God is far higher than you can imagine, far deeper than you can comprehend,

9 Stretching farther than earth's horizons, far wider than the endless ocean.

10 If he happens along, throws you in jail then hauls you into court, can you do anything about it?

11 He sees through vain pretensions, spots evil a long way off - no one pulls the wool over his eyes!

12 Hollow men, hollow women, will wise up about the same time mules learn to talk. Reach Out to God

13 "Still, if you set your heart on God and reach out to him,

14 If you scrub your hands of sin and refuse to entertain evil in your home,

15 You'll be able to face the world unashamed and keep a firm grip on life, guiltless and fearless.

16 You'll forget your troubles; they'll be like old, faded photographs.

17 Your world will be washed in sunshine, every shadow dispersed by dayspring.

18 Full of hope, you'll relax, confident again; you'll look around, sit back, and take it easy.

19 Expansive, without a care in the world, you'll be hunted out by many for your blessing.

20 But the wicked will see none of this. They're headed down a dead-end road with nothing to look forward to - nothing."