RWebster - Job - 11

11:1  Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, 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 lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

11:4  For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy 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, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth .

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

11:8  It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

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

11:10  If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

11:11  For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it ?

11:12  For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild donkey’s colt.

11:13  If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands toward him;

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

11:15  For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:

11:16  Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

11:17  And thy age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

11:18  And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

11:19  Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit to thee.

11:20  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.