The Book of Job

11: 1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

 ^11:2Should not the multitude of words be answered?

 And should a man full of talk be justified?

 ^11:3Should thy boastings make men hold their peace?

 And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

 ^11:4For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure,

 And I am clean in thine eyes.

 ^11:5But oh that God would speak,

 And open his lips against thee,

 ^11:6And 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.
 
 

 ^11:7Canst thou by searching find out God?

 Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

 ^11:8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do?

 Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

 ^11:9The measure thereof is longer than the earth,

 And broader than the sea.

 ^11:10If he pass through, and shut up,

 And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

 ^11:11For he knoweth false men:

 He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

 ^11:12But vain man is void of understanding,

 Yea, man is born as a wild ass's colt.
 
 

 ^11:13If thou set thy heart aright,

 And stretch out thy hands toward him;

 ^11:14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away,

 And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

 ^11:15Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;

 Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

 ^11:16For thou shalt forget thy misery;

 Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

 ^11:17And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday;

 Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

 ^11:18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;

 Yea, thou shalt search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.

 ^11:19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid;

 Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

 ^11:20But 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.