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Job 11

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

2 Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted?

3 Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?

4 You have said, "My teaching is sound, and I am pure in Your sight."

5 But if only God would speak and declare His case against you,

6 He would show you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.

7 Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

8 [They are] higher than the heavens-what can you do? [They are] deeper than Sheol-what can you know?

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

10 If He passes by and throws [someone] in prison or convenes a court, who can stop Him?

11 Surely He knows which people are worthless. If He sees iniquity, will He not take note [of it]?

12 But a stupid man will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

13 As for you, if you redirect your heart and lift up your hands to Him [in prayer]-

14 if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents-

15 then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.

16 For you will forget your suffering, recalling [it only] as waters that have flowed by.

17 [Your] life will be brighter than noonday; [its] darkness will be like the morning.

18 You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

19 You will lie down without fear, and many will seek your favor.

20 But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their [only] hope will be to die.

English Standard Version ESV

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:

2 “Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right?

3 Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you?

4 For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in God’s eyes. ’

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

6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.

7 “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

8 It is higher than heaven—what can you do? 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 and summons the court, who can turn him back?

11 For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?

12 But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man!

13 “If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him.

14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents.

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

16 You will forget your misery; you will remember it as waters that have passed away.

17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security.

19 You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last. ”