Job 11:1 (ASV)
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Job 11:2 (ASV)
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

Job 11:3 (ASV)
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Job 11:4 (ASV)
For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.

Job 11:5 (ASV)
But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

Job 11:6 (ASV)
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

Job 11:7 (ASV)
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Job 11:8 (ASV)
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

Job 11:9 (ASV)
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

Job 11:10 (ASV)
If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Job 11:11 (ASV)
For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

Job 11:12 (ASV)
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born `as' a wild ass's colt.

Job 11:13 (ASV)
If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

Job 11:14 (ASV)
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Job 11:15 (ASV)
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

Job 11:16 (ASV)
For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

Job 11:17 (ASV)
And `thy' life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Job 11:18 (ASV)
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search `about thee', and shalt take thy rest in safety.

Job 11:19 (ASV)
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Job 11:20 (ASV)
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
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