LEB(i)
1 Then* Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 "Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or ⌊a man full of talk⌋* be vindicated?*
3 Should your loose talk put people to silence? ⌊And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame⌋?*
4 For you say, 'My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight.'
5 But,* ⌊O that⌋* God might speak, and that he would open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for ⌊insight has many sides⌋.* And know that God ⌊on your behalf⌋* has forgotten ⌊some of⌋* your guilt.
7 "Can you find out the essence of God, or can you find out ⌊the ultimate limits⌋* of Shaddai?
8 ⌊It is higher than the heaven⌋;* what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
10 "If he passes through and imprisons someone* ⌊and summons the assembly⌋,* then* who can hinder him?
11 For he knows ⌊those who are worthless⌋;* ⌊when he sees⌋* iniquity, ⌊he will not consider it⌋.*
12 But* ⌊an empty-headed person⌋* will get understanding when* a wild donkey's colt is born as a human being.
13 "If you yourself* direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him—
14 if iniquity* is in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
15 surely then you will lift up your face without* blemish, and you will be firmly established and will not fear.*
16 For you yourself* will forget your misery; you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
17 "⌊And your life will be brighter than noon⌋;* its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—⌊you will sleep in safety⌋.*
19 And you will lie down, and ⌊no one will make you afraid⌋;* ⌊and many will entreat your favor⌋.*
20 But* the eyes of the wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope is ⌊to breathe their last breath⌋."*