Job 11:10-20

10 Si Dios pasa por aquí y mete a alguien en la cárcel
o llama al orden a los tribunales, ¿quién puede detenerlo?

11 Pues él sabe quiénes son los impostores
y toma nota de todos sus pecados.

12 El que tiene la cabeza hueca no llegará a ser sabio
como tampoco un burro salvaje puede dar a luz un niño.

13 »¡Si tan solo prepararas tu corazón
y levantaras tus manos a él en oración!

14 Abandona tus pecados
y deja atrás toda iniquidad.

15 Entonces tu rostro se iluminará con inocencia;
serás fuerte y estarás libre de temor.

16 Olvidarás tu sufrimiento;
será como agua que corre.

17 Tu vida será más radiante que el mediodía;
y aun la oscuridad brillará como la mañana.

18 Tener esperanza te dará valentía.
Estarás protegido y descansarás seguro.

19 Te acostarás sin temor;
muchos buscarán tu ayuda.

20 Pero los malos serán cegados;
no tendrán escapatoria;
su única esperanza es la muerte».

Job 11:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 11

In this chapter Zophar the Naamathite, Job's third friend, attacks him, and the with great acrimony and severity, and with much indecency; he charges him not only with loquacity, and vain babbling, but with lying, and with scoffing at God, and good men, Job 11:1-3; which he attempts to support by some things Job had said, misrepresented by him, Job 11:4; and wishes that God would take him in hand, and convince him of the wisdom of the divine proceedings with him, and of his lenity and mercy to him, Job 11:5,6; and then discourses of the unsearchableness of God in his counsels, and conduct; of his sovereignty, and of his power, and of the vanity and folly of men, Job 11:7-19; and as his friends before him, having insinuated that Job was guilty of some heinous sin, or sins, and especially of hypocrisy, advises him to repentance and reformation, and then it would be well with him; and he should enjoy much comfort, peace, and safety, even to old age, Job 11:13-19; and concludes it should go ill with the wicked man and the hypocrite, such as he suggests Job was, Job 11:20.