ACV - Job - 11

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

11:2  Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

11:3  Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?

11:4  For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

11:5  But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,

11:6  and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.

11:7  Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

11:8  It is high as heaven; what can thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what can thou know?

11:9  The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

11:10  If he passes through, and shuts up, and all to judgment, then who can hinder him?

11:11  For he knows false men. He also sees iniquity. Will he not then consider it?

11:12  But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born as a wild donkey's colt.

11:13  If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,

11:14  if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

11:15  Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.

11:16  For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.

11:17  And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

11:18  And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search about thee, and shall take thy rest in safety.

11:19  Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Yea, many shall correspond with thee.

11:20  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 spirit.