XI. 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 O 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.

13  If thou qprepare thine heart,

And rstretch out thine hands toward him;

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

And let not wickedness dwell in thy stabernacles.

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

Yea, thou shalt be usteadfast, and shalt not fear.

16  Because thou shalt xforget thy misery,

And remember it as waters that pass away:

17  And thine yage * zshall 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 adig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

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

Yea, many shall * make suit unto thee.

20  But cthe eyes of the wicked shall fail,

And * they shall not escape,

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