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| 11:1 |
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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| 11:2 |
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
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| 11:3 |
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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| 11:4 |
For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
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| 11:5 |
But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
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| 11:6 |
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.
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| 11:7 |
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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| 11:8 |
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know?
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| 11:9 |
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
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| 11:10 |
If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
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| 11:11 |
For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
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| 11:12 |
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.
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| 11:13 |
If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
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| 11:14 |
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
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| 11:15 |
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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| 11:16 |
For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
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| 11:17 |
And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
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| 11:18 |
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.
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| 11:19 |
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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| 11:20 |
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.
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