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| 11:1 |
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
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| 11:2 |
"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?
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| 11:3 |
"Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
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| 11:4 |
"For you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.'
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| 11:5 |
"But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,
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| 11:6 |
And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.
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| 11:7 |
"Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
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| 11:8 |
"[They are] high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
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| 11:9 |
"Its measure is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
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| 11:10 |
"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
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| 11:11 |
"For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating.
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| 11:12 |
"And an idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
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| 11:13 |
"If you would direct your heart right, And spread out your hand to Him;
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| 11:14 |
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents.
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| 11:15 |
"Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without [moral] defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear.
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| 11:16 |
"For you would forget [your] trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember [it].
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| 11:17 |
"And your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.
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| 11:18 |
"Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
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| 11:19 |
"You would lie down and none would disturb [you], And many would entreat your favor.
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| 11:20 |
"But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last."
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