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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 boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
11:4  For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
11:5  But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
11:6  And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
11:7  Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
11:8  It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
11:9  The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
11:10  If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
11:11  For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
11:12  But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass's colt.
11:13  If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
11:14  If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
11:15  Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
11:16  For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
11:17  And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
11:18  And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search about thee , and 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 have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.