Job 11
NASB
Job 11:1
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Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Job 11:2
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"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?
Job 11:3
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"Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
Job 11:4
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"For you have said, `My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.'
Job 11:5
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"But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,
Job 11:6
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And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.
Job 11:7
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"Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
Job 11:8
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"{They are} high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
Job 11:9
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"Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
Job 11:10
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"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
Job 11:11
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"For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating.
Job 11:12
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"An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
Job 11:13
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"If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him,
Job 11:14
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If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
Job 11:15
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"Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without {moral} defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear.
Job 11:16
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"For you would forget {your} trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember {it.}
Job 11:17
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"Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.
Job 11:18
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"Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
Job 11:19
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"You would lie down and none would disturb {you,} And many would entreat your favor.
Job 11:20
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"But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last."
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