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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite responded:
11:2  “Should we allow this torrent of words to go unanswered? Is a clever speaker always to be considered right?
11:3  Should your endless talk reduce others to silence? When you mock, is no one allowed to refute you?
11:4  For you said, ‘My judgments are irrefutable and I am blameless in the sight of God.’
11:5  Oh, how I wish that God would speak and open his lips to contradict your opinions
11:6  while revealing to you the secrets of wisdom, which puts human intelligence to shame. Thus, you might know that God will call you to account for your sin.
11:7  “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you attain to the perfection of the Almighty?
11:8  It is higher than the heavens—what can you do? It is deeper than the netherworld—what can you know?
11:9  Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
11:10  “If while passing by he decides to imprison you or subject you to judgment, who can prevent him?
11:11  He surely recognizes the deceitful; he will hardly ignore their iniquity.
11:12  An ignorant fool can no more gain understanding than a wild donkey can be domesticated.
11:13  “However, if you will have a change of heart and stretch out your hands toward him in prayer,
11:14  if you banish all iniquity far away from you and do not allow wickedness to penetrate your tent,
11:15  you will then be able to lift up your face in innocence; you will be unwavering and without fear.
11:16  You will then forget your wretchedness, remembering it only as flood waters gone by.
11:17  “Then your life will be brighter than noonday, and its darkness will be like morning.
11:18  You will be filled with confidence because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in safety.
11:19  You will lie down without fearing anyone, and many will seek your favor.
11:20  But the eyes of the wicked will fail; for them all the ways of escape will be closed, and all they can hope for is death.”