Job 11 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite , and said ,

1 H6030 Then answered [H8799] H6691 Zophar H5284 the Naamathite H559 , and said [H8799] ,

2 H7230 Should not the multitude H1697 of words H6030 be answered [H8735] H376 ? and should a man H8193 full of talk H6663 be justified [H8799] ?

3 H907 Should thy lies H2790 make H4962 men H2790 hold their peace [H8686] H3932 ? and when thou mockest [H8799] H3637 , shall no man make thee ashamed [H8688] ?

4 H559 For thou hast said [H8799] H3948 , My doctrine H2134 is pure H1249 , and I am clean H5869 in thine eyes.

5 H199 But H5414 oh that [H8799] H433 God H1696 would speak [H8763] H6605 , and open [H8799] H8193 his lips against thee;

6 H5046 And that he would shew [H8686] H8587 thee the secrets H2451 of wisdom H3718 , that they are double H8454 to that which is H3045 ! Know [H8798] H433 therefore that God H5382 exacteth [H8686] H5771 of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth .

7 H2714 Canst thou by searching H4672 find out [H8799] H433 God H4672 ? canst thou find [H8799] H7706 out the Almighty H8503 unto perfection?

8 H1363 It is as high H8064 as heaven H6466 ; what canst thou do [H8799] H6013 ? deeper H7585 than hell H3045 ; what canst thou know [H8799] ?

9 H4055 The measure H752 thereof is longer H776 than the earth H7342 , and broader H3220 than the sea.

10 H2498 If he cut off [H8799] H5462 , and shut up [H8686] H6950 , or gather together [H8686] H7725 , then who can hinder [H8686] him?

11 H3045 For he knoweth [H8804] H7723 vain H4962 men H7200 : he seeth [H8799] H205 wickedness H995 also; will he not then consider [H8709] it ?

12 H5014 For vain [H8803] H376 man H3823 would be wise [H8735] H120 , though man H3205 be born [H8735] H6501 like a wild ass's H5895 colt.

13 H3559 If thou prepare [H8689] H3820 thine heart H6566 , and stretch [H8804] H3709 out thine hands toward him;

14 H205 If iniquity H3027 be in thine hand H7368 , put it far away [H8685] H5766 , and let not wickedness H7931 dwell [H8686] H168 in thy tabernacles.

15 H5375 For then shalt thou lift up [H8799] H6440 thy face H3971 without spot H3332 ; yea, thou shalt be stedfast [H8716] H3372 , and shalt not fear [H8799] :

16 H7911 Because thou shalt forget [H8799] H5999 thy misery H2142 , and remember [H8799] H4325 it as waters H5674 that pass away [H8804] :

17 H2465 And thine age H6965 shall be clearer [H8799] H6672 than the noonday H5774 ; thou shalt shine forth [H8799] H1242 , thou shalt be as the morning.

18 H982 And thou shalt be secure [H8804] H3426 , because there is H8615 hope H2658 ; yea, thou shalt dig [H8804] H7901 about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest [H8799] H983 in safety.

19 H7257 Also thou shalt lie down [H8804] H2729 , and none shall make thee afraid [H8688] H7227 ; yea, many H2470 shall make suit [H8765] H6440 unto thee.

20 H5869 But the eyes H7563 of the wicked H3615 shall fail [H8799] H6 , and they shall not escape [H8804] H4498 H8615 , and their hope H4646 shall be as the giving up H5315 of the ghost.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, ² Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? ³ Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? ⁴ For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. ⁵ But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; ⁶ And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that iris manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. ⁷ Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? ⁸ It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? ⁹ The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. ¹⁰ If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him? ¹¹ For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. ¹² But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt. ¹³ If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him; ¹⁴ If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents; ¹⁵ Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: ¹⁶ For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away: ¹⁷ And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. ¹⁸ And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety. ¹⁹ Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. ²⁰ But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.