“1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the
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 thou hast said, My
doctrine [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] double to that which is!
Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].”
“7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the
Almighty unto perfection? 8 [It is] as high 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
shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth
vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]? 12
For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass’s
colt.”
“13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward
him; 14 If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and let not
wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy
face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters
[that] pass away: 17 And [thine] age shall 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 dig [about thee, and]
thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and
none shall make [thee] afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. 20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and
their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.” (Job 11:1-20 AV)
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