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| Job 11:1 | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, | Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said, |
| Job 11:2 | Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? | Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk? |
| Job 11:3 | Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? | Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame? |
| Job 11:4 | For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. | You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes. |
| Job 11:5 | But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; | But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you; |
| Job 11:6 | And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. | And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose! |
| Job 11:7 | Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? | Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all? |
| Job 11:8 | It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? | They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge; |
| Job 11:9 | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea. |
| Job 11:10 | If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? | If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose? |
| Job 11:11 | For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? | For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it. |
| Job 11:12 | For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. | And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching. |
| Job 11:13 | If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; | But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him; |
| Job 11:14 | If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. | If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent; |
| Job 11:15 | For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: | Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear: |
| Job 11:16 | Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: | For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away: |
| Job 11:17 | And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. | And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning. |
| Job 11:18 | And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. | And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet; |
| Job 11:19 | Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. | Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes; |
| Job 11:20 | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. | 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. |
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