Chapter 11
Zophar Rebukes Job
1Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
2“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?
3Shall your boasts silence people?
And will you scoff, and no one rebuke?
4For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,
And I am innocent in your eyes.’
5But if only God would speak,
And open His lips against you,
6And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom has two sides.
Know then that God forgets part of your guilt.
7“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
8They are as high as the heavens; what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
9Its measurement is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.
10If He passes by or apprehends people,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11For He knows false people,
And He sees injustice without investigating.
12An idiot will become intelligent
When a wild donkey is born a human.
13“If you would direct your heart rightly
And spread out your hands to Him,
14If wrongdoing is in your hand, put it far away,
And don’t let malice dwell in your tents;
15Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish,
And you would be firmly established and not fear.
16For you would forget your trouble;
Like waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
17Your life would be brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
18Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
19You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would flatter you.
20But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”
