| 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 boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? |
| 4 | For thou sayest, 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 show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. 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 high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? |
| 9 | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. |
| 10 | If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him? |
| 11 | For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. |
| 12 | But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass`s colt. |
| 13 | If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him; |
| 14 | If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents. |
| 15 | Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: |
| 16 | For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away, |
| 17 | And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. |
| 18 | And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and 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 have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost. |
