Job 11

11Then answered ^aZophar the Naamathite, and said,

²Should not ^bthe multitude of words be answered?

And should ^†a man full of talk be justified?

³Should thy ^||lies make men hold their peace?

And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

⁴For ^cthou hast said, My ^ddoctrine is pure,

And I am clean in thine eyes.

⁵But oh that God would speak,

And open his lips against thee;

⁶And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom,

That they are ^edouble to ^fthat which is!

Know therefore that God ^gexacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

^7hCanst thou by searching find out God?

Canst thou find out the Almighty ⁱunto perfection?

⁸It is ^†as ^khigh as heaven; what canst thou do?

Deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth,

And broader than the sea.

¹⁰If he ^||cut off, and ^lshut up, or ^mgather together,

Then ^†who can hinder him?

¹¹For he knoweth ⁿvain men:

He seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

¹²For ^†vain man would be wise,

Though ^oman be born like ^pa wild ass’s colt.

¹³If thou ^qprepare thine heart,

And ^rstretch out thine hands toward him;

¹⁴If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away,

And let not wickedness dwell in thy ^stabernacles.

¹⁵For then shalt thou ^tlift up thy face without spot;

Yea, thou shalt be ^ustedfast, and shalt not fear:

¹⁶Because thou shalt ^xforget thy misery,

And remember it as waters that pass away:

¹⁷And thine ^yage ^†zshall be clearer than the noonday;

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

¹⁸And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;

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

¹⁹Also ^bthou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid;

Yea, many shall ^†make suit unto thee.

²⁰But ^cthe eyes of the wicked shall fail,

And ^†they shall not escape,

And ^dtheir hope shall be as ^||ethe giving up of the ghost.