Job Chapter 11    

¹Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
  ²“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
  ³Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, should no man make you ashamed?
  ⁴For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’
  ⁵But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
  ⁶that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
 

⁷“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
  ⁸They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
  ⁹Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
 

¹⁰“If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
  ¹¹For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
  ¹²An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
 

¹³“If your heart is firm, stretch out your hands toward him.
  ¹⁴If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Do not let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
  ¹⁵Surely then you will lift up your face without spot; Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
  ¹⁶for you will forget your misery. You will remember it as waters that are passed away.
  ¹⁷Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.
  ¹⁸You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
 

¹⁹“Also you will lie down, and none will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.
  ²⁰But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”