But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

As for you, if you redirect your heart
and lift up your hands to Him in prayer—

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.
You will be firmly established and unafraid.

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—

For you will forget your suffering,
recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.

Your life will be brighter than noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.

But the sight of the wicked will fail.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.

You will be confident, because there is hope.
You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

You will lie down without fear,
and many will seek your favor.

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

He would show you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.

Should your babbling put others to silence,
so that you can keep on ridiculing
with no one to humiliate you?

Should this stream of words go unanswered
and such a talker be acquitted?

You have said, “My teaching is sound,
and I am pure in Your sight.”

Surely He knows which people are worthless.
If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?

If He passes by and throws someone in prison
or convenes a court, who can stop Him?

But if only God would speak
and declare His case against you,

Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.

Can you fathom the depths of God
or discover the limits of the Almighty?