Job

Chapter 11

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¹Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,1 sermon²Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?2 sermons³Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?2 sermons⁴For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.1 sermon⁵But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;1 sermon⁶And 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.1 sermon⁷Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?⁸It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.¹⁰If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?¹¹For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?¹²For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.¹³If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;¹⁴If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.1 sermon¹⁵For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:¹⁶Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:¹⁷And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.¹⁸And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.¹⁹Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.1 sermon²⁰But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.