11 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 lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man
make thee ashamed? 4 For
thou hast said, 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 shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to
that which is! 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 as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst
thou know? 9 The
measure thereof 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
it? 12 For
vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 13 If
thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If
iniquity 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 thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 17 And
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 about thee,
and thou 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 not escape, and their
hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.