Job 11:13–20

“If you prepare your heart,

you will stretch out your hands toward him.

If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,

and let not injustice dwell in your tents.

Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish;

you will be secure and will not fear.

You will forget your misery;

you will remember it as waters that have passed away.

And your life will be brighter than the noonday;

its darkness will be like the morning.

And you will feel secure, because there is hope;

you will look around and take your rest in security.

You will lie down, and none will make you afraid;

many will court your favor.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail;

all way of escape will be lost to them,

and their hope is to breathe their last.”

“Yet if you devote your heart to him

and stretch out your hands to him,

if you put away the sin that is in your hand

and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;

you will stand firm and without fear.

You will surely forget your trouble,

recalling it only as waters gone by.

Life will be brighter than noonday,

and darkness will become like morning.

You will be secure, because there is hope;

you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,

and many will court your favor.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail,

and escape will elude them;

their hope will become a dying gasp.”

As for you, if you redirect your heart

and spread out your hands to him in prayer—

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,

and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.

You will be firmly established and unafraid.

For you will forget your suffering,

recalling it only as water that has flowed by.

Your life will be brighter than noonday;

its darkness will be like the morning.

You will be confident, because there is hope.

You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

You will lie down with no one to frighten you,

and many will seek your favor.

But the sight of the wicked will fail.

Their way of escape will be cut off,

and their only hope is their last breath.

“If only you would prepare your heart

and lift up your hands to him in prayer!

Get rid of your sins,

and leave all iniquity behind you.

Then your face will brighten with innocence.

You will be strong and free of fear.

You will forget your misery;

it will be like water flowing away.

Your life will be brighter than the noonday.

Even darkness will be as bright as morning.

Having hope will give you courage.

You will be protected and will rest in safety.

You will lie down unafraid,

and many will look to you for help.

But the wicked will be blinded.

They will have no escape.

Their only hope is death.”

“If you yourself direct your heart

and stretch out your hands to him—

if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,

and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—

surely then you will lift up your face without blemish,

and you will be firmly established and will not fear.

For you yourself will forget your misery;

you will remember it as water that has flowed past.

“And your life will be brighter than noon;

its darkness will be like the morning.

And you will have confidence because there is hope;

and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.

And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid;

and many will entreat your favor.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail;

and refuge will be lost to them,

and their hope is to breathe their last breath.”

If thou prepare thine heart,

And stretch out thine hands toward him;

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away,

And let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;

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

Because thou shalt forget thy misery,

And remember it as waters that pass away:

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday;

Thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;

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

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid;

Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

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.