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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
11:2  “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a man of lips be in the right?
11:3  Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you mock and none rebuke?
11:4  You have said, ‘My learning 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 tell 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 find the depths of God? Can you find 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 sweeps by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can turn Him around?
11:11  For He knows worthless men, And He sees wickedness, so will He not carefully consider it?
11:12  Yet an empty headed man will obtain a heart of wisdom, And the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
11:13  “If you would set your heart right And spread out your hand to Him,
11:14  If wickedness is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let unrighteousness 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 pass by, so you would remember it.
11:17  And your lifetime would arise brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.
11:18  Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would search around and rest securely.
11:19  You would lie down and none would make you tremble, And many would entreat your favor.
11:20  But the eyes of the wicked will come to an end, And escape will perish from them; And their hope is the expiring of their soul.”