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| Job 11:1 | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, | Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said, | Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered, | Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, 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? | "Shouldn't the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified? | Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified? |
| Job 11:3 | Should thy falsehoods 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? | Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? | Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? |
| Job 11:4 | For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy eyes. | You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes. | For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.' | For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight. |
| 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; | But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you, | And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, |
| Job 11:6 | And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth. | And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose! | That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves. | That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth. |
| Job 11:7 | Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection? | Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all? | "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? | Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly? |
| 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; | They are high as heaven. What can you do? Deeper than Sheol: what can you know? | He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do ? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? |
| Job 11:9 | The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea. | The measure of it is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. | The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. |
| Job 11:10 | If he shall 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? | If he passes by, or confines, Or convenes a court, then who can oppose him? | If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him? |
| 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. | For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it. | For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it? |
| Job 11:12 | For vain man would be wise, though man is 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. | But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt. | A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass's colt. |
| Job 11:13 | If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him; | But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him; | "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him. | Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him. |
| Job 11:14 | If iniquity is in thy 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; | If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. | If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle: |
| Job 11:15 | For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, 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: | Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: | Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not 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: | For you shall forget your misery; You shall remember it as waters that are passed away, | Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away. |
| Job 11:17 | And thy age shall be clearer than the noon-day: 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. | Life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning. | And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star. |
| Job 11:18 | And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, 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; | You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety. | And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure. |
| Job 11:19 | Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yes, many shall make suit to thee. | Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes; | Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; Yes, many shall court your favor. | Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face. |
| Job 11:20 | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath. | 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. | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit." | But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. |
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