Job 11:1–12

Then answered aZophar the Naamathite, and said,

2  Should not bthe 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 cthou hast said, My ddoctrine 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 edouble to fthat which is!

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

7  hCanst thou by searching find out God?

Canst thou find out the Almighty iunto perfection?

8  It is †as khigh 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 lshut up, or mgather together,

Then †who can hinder him?

11  For he knoweth nvain men:

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

12  For †vain man would be wise,

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