11:1 Then Sophar the Minaean answered and
said,
11:2 He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the
fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short lived
offspring of woman.
11:3 Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
11:4 For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
11:5 But oh that Yehovah would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
11:6 Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be
double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just
recompence of thy sins has come to thee from Yehovah.
11:7 Wilt thou find out the traces of Yehovah? or hast thou come to the end
[of that] which the Almighty has made?
11:8 Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things
than those in hell; what dost thou know?
11:9 Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
11:10 And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast
thou done?
11:11 For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness,
he will not overlook [it].
11:12 But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman
[is] like an ass in the desert.
11:13 For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands
towards him;
11:14 if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let
not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
11:15 For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou
shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
11:16 And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou
shalt not be scared.
11:17 And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to
thee [as] from the noonday.
11:18 And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall
dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
11:19 For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against
thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
11:20 But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the
eyes of the ungodly shall waste away. |
11:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite,
and said,
11:2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of
talk be justified?
11:3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall
no man make thee ashamed?
11:4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
11:5 But oh that Elohim would speak, and open his lips against thee;
11:6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double
to that which is! Know therefore that Elohim exacteth of thee less than thine
iniquity deserveth.
11:7 Canst thou by searching find out Elohim? canst thou find out the Almighty
unto perfection?
11:8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what
canst thou know?
11:9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
11:10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder
him?
11:11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then
consider it?
11:12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
11:13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness
dwell in thy tabernacles.
11:15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be
stedfast, and shalt not fear:
11:16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that
pass away:
11:17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine
forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
11:18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig
about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
11:19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many
shall make suit unto thee.
11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and
their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. |