Job 11

Zophar Rebukes Job

1Then ZopharH6691 the NaamathiteH5284 1answeredH6030,2“Shall a multitudeH7230 of wordsH1697 goH6030 unansweredH3808H6030, And a 2talkativeH8193 manH376 be acquittedH6663?3Shall your boastsH907 silenceH2790 menH4962? And shall you 3scoffH3932 and noneH369 rebukeH3637?4For 4you have saidH559, ‘My teachingH3948 is pureH2134, And 5I amH1961 innocentH1249 in your eyesH5869.’5But wouldH4310H5414 that GodH433 might speakH1696, And openH6605 His lipsH8193 againstH5973 you,6And showH5046 you the secretsH8587 of wisdomH2451! For soundH8454 wisdomH8454 67has twoH3718 sidesH3718. KnowH3045 then that GodH433 8forgetsH5382 a part of 9your iniquityH5771.

7“10Can you discoverH4672 the depthsH2714 of GodH433? Can you discoverH4672 the limitsH8503 of the AlmightyH7706?8They are 11highH1363 as 12the heavensH8064, whatH4100 can you doH6466? DeeperH6013 thanH4480 1314SheolH7585, whatH4100 can you knowH3045?9Its measureH4055 is longerH752 thanH4480 the earthH776 And broaderH7342 thanH4480 the seaH3220.10IfH518 He passesH2498 by or shutsH5462 up, Or callsH6950 an assemblyH6950, 15whoH4310 can restrainH7725 Him?11For 16He knowsH3045 falseH7723 menH4962, And He 17seesH7200 iniquityH205 18withoutH3808 investigatingH995.121920An idiotH376H5014 will becomeH3823 intelligentH3823 When the 21foalH5895 of a 22wildH6501 donkeyH6501 is bornH3205 a manH120.

13“23IfH518 you would 24directH3559 your heartH3820 rightH3559 And 25spreadH6566 out your handH3709 to Him,14IfH518 iniquityH205 is in your handH3027, 26putH7368 it farH7368 awayH7368, And do not let wickednessH5767 dwellH7931 in your tentsH168;15ThenH227, indeedH3588, you could 27liftH5375 up your faceH6440 withoutH4480 moral defectH4140, And you would be steadfastH3332 and 28not fearH3372.16For you would 29forgetH7911 your troubleH5999, As 30watersH4325 that have passedH5674 by, you would rememberH2142 it.17Your 31lifeH2465 would be 3233brighterH6965 thanH4480 noondayH6672; DarknessH8591 would be like the morningH1242.18Then you would trustH982, becauseH3588 thereH3426 is hopeH8615; And you would lookH2658 aroundH2658 and restH7901 securelyH983.19You would 34lieH7257 downH7257 and noneH369 would disturbH2729 you, And manyH7227 would 35entreatH2470 your 36favorH6440.20But the 37eyesH5869 of the wickedH7563 will failH3615, And 38there will 39be noH6 escapeH4498 for them; And their 40hopeH8615 is 4142to breatheH4646 their lastH4646.”