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11:1  Zophar the Naamathite replies to Job:
11:2  “Shouldn’t someone stem this torrent of words? Is a man proved right by all this talk?
11:3  Should I remain silent while you boast? When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?
11:4  You claim you are pure in the eyes of God!
11:5  Oh, that God would speak and tell you what he thinks!
11:6  Oh, that he would make you truly see yourself, for he knows everything you’ve done. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!
11:7  “Do you know the mind and purposes of God? Will long searching make them known to you? Are you qualified to judge the Almighty?
11:8  He is as faultless as heaven is high—but who are you? His mind is fathomless—what can you know in comparison?
11:9  His Spirit is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.
11:10  If he rushes in and makes an arrest, and calls the court to order, who is going to stop him?
11:11  For he knows perfectly all the faults and sins of mankind; he sees all sin without searching.
11:12  “Mere man is as likely to be wise as a wild donkey’s colt is likely to be born a man!
11:13  “Before you turn to God and stretch out your hands to him, get rid of your sins and leave all iniquity behind you.
11:14  “Before you turn to God and stretch out your hands to him, get rid of your sins and leave all iniquity behind you.
11:15  Only then, without the spots of sin to defile you, can you walk steadily forward to God without fear.
11:16  Only then can you forget your misery. It will all be in the past.
11:17  And your life will be cloudless; any darkness will be as bright as morning!
11:18  “You will have courage because you will have hope. You will take your time and rest in safety.
11:19  You will lie down unafraid, and many will look to you for help.
11:20  But the wicked shall find no way to escape; their only hope is death.”