📖 Job 11
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Zophar’s First Speech to Job Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke up and said:
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“Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?
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Should people remain silent at your idle talk, and should no one rebuke you when you mock?
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For you have said,‘My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.’
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But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,
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and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.
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“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?
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It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?
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Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?
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For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?
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But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being.
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“As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
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if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
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For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear.
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For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away.
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And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
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And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.
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You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.
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But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”