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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
11:2  "Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?
11:3  "Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
11:4  "For you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.'
11:5  "But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,
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.
11:7  "Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
11:8  "They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
11:9  "Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
11:10  "If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11:11  "For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating.
11:12  "An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
11:13  "If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him,
11:14  If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
11:15  "Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear.
11:16  "For you would forget your trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
11:17  "Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.
11:18  "Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
11:19  "You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would entreat your favor.
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."