- 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 show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. 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 all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
- 11. For he knoweth false 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 thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
- 14. If iniquity be in thy 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.
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