Job 11

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