Job - Chapter 11 | American Standard Version

  • 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 {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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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