Job 11:7–20

God Can Do as He Pleases

⁷“Can you discover God’s hidden secrets, 

or are you able to find the Almighty’s limits? 

⁸⸤God’s wisdom is⸥ higher than heaven. 

What can you do? 

It is deeper than ⸤the depths⸥ of hell. 

What can you know? 

⁹It is longer than the earth 

and wider than the sea. 

¹⁰If God comes along and imprisons ⸤someone⸥ 

and then calls a court into session, who can stop him? 

¹¹He knows who the scoundrels are. 

And when he sees sin, doesn’t he pay attention to it? 

¹²But an empty-headed person will gain understanding 

when a wild donkey is born tame. 

Confess Your Sin and Be Forgiven

¹³“If you want to set your heart right, 

then pray to him. 

¹⁴If you’re holding on to sin, put it far away, 

and don’t let injustice live in your tent. 

¹⁵Then you will be able to show your face without being ashamed, 

and you will be secure and unafraid. 

¹⁶⸤Then⸥ you will forget your misery 

and remember it like water that has flowed downstream. 

¹⁷Then your life will be brighter than the noonday sun. 

The darkness in your life will become like morning. 

¹⁸You will feel confident because there’s hope, 

and you will look around and rest in safety. 

¹⁹You will lie down with no one to frighten you, 

and many people will try to gain your favor. 

²⁰But the wicked will lose their eyesight. 

Their escape route will be closed. 

Their only hope is to take their last breath.”