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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
11:2  “Should many words go without an answer? Should a man full of talk be said to be without blame?
11:3  Should your words of pride make men quiet? Should you make fun of truth and no one speak sharp words to you?
11:4  For you say, ‘What I believe is pure. I am without fault in Your eyes.’
11:5  If only God would speak, and open His lips against you.
11:6  He would show you the secrets of wisdom because there are two sides. Then you would know that God is punishing you less than you should get.
11:7  “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out how far the All-powerful can go?
11:8  They are higher than the heavens. What can you do? They are deeper than the place of the dead. What can you know?
11:9  They are longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
11:10  If He passes by, puts a man in prison, or calls him to trial, who can stop Him?
11:11  For He knows men who are no good. When He sees wrong-doing, will He not look into it?
11:12  A fool cannot become wise anymore than a wild donkey can give birth to a man.
11:13  “If you set your heart right, and put out your hands to Him,
11:14  and if you put away the sin that is in your hand, do not let wrong-doing be in your tents.
11:15  Then you will be able to lift up your face without sin. You would be strong and not afraid.
11:16  For you would forget your trouble, remembering it as waters that have passed by.
11:17  Your life would be brighter than noon. Darkness would be like the morning.
11:18  Then you would trust, because there is hope. You would look around and rest and be safe.
11:19  You would lie down and no one would make you afraid. Many would ask for your favor.
11:20  But the eyes of the sinful will waste away. There will be no way for them to get away. And their hope is to breathe their last.”