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 call 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 - Andthylife 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 searchabout 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.
