Thematic Bible
Job 11:1 (show verse)
Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke up and said:
Job 11:2 (show verse)
"Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?
Job 11:3 (show verse)
Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?
Job 11:4 (show verse)
For you have said, 'My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.'
Job 11:5 (show verse)
But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,
Job 11:6 (show verse)
and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom -- for true wisdom has two sides -- so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.
Job 11:7 (show verse)
"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?
Job 11:8 (show verse)
It is higher than the heavens -- what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol -- what can you know?
Job 11:9 (show verse)
Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Job 11:10 (show verse)
If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?
Job 11:11 (show verse)
For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?
Job 11:12 (show verse)
But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey's colt is born a human being.
Job 11:13 (show verse)
"As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
Job 11:14 (show verse)
if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
Job 11:15 (show verse)
For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear.
Job 11:16 (show verse)
For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away.
Job 11:17 (show verse)
And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
Job 11:18 (show verse)
And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.
Job 11:19 (show verse)
You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.
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Job 11:20 (show verse)
But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."