2. Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3. Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4. For thou hast said, My doctrine {cf15I 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 {cf15I they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {cf15I less} than thine iniquity {cf15I deserveth}.
7. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8. {cf15I It is} as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9. The measure thereof {cf15I is} longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10. If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11. For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider {cf15I it}?
12. For vain man would be wise, though man be born {cf15I like} a wild ass's colt.
13. If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14. If iniquity {cf15I be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16. Because thou shalt forget {cf15I thy} misery, {cf15I and} remember {cf15I it} as waters {cf15I that} pass away:
17. And {cf15I thine} age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18. And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig {cf15I about thee, and} thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19. Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make {cf15I thee} afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope {cf15I shall be as} the giving up of the ghost.