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11:1  Zophar from Naamah responded:
11:2  Should all these words go unanswered or a wordy man be justified?
11:3  Will your idle talk silence everyone; will you mock and not be put to shame?
11:4  You’ve said, “My teaching is pure, and I’m clean in God’s eyes.”
11:5  But oh, that God would speak, open his lips against you
11:6  and tell you secrets of wisdom; for sound insight has two sides. Know that God lets some of your sin be forgotten.
11:7  Can you find the secret of God or find the extent of the Almighty?
11:8  They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? Deeper than the underworld—what can you know?
11:9  Its measurement is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
11:10  If God passes by, imprisons someone, and calls a trial, who can stop him?
11:11  He knows worthless people, sees sin, and certainly takes note.
11:12  A stupid person becomes intelligent when a wild ass of a person is born tame.
11:13  If you make your mind resolute and spread your palms to him,
11:14  if you throw out the sin in your hands and don’t let injustice dwell in your tents,
11:15  then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and not fear.
11:16  You will forget trouble; you will remember it as water that flows past.
11:17  A life span will rise brighter than noon; darkness will be like morning.
11:18  You will be secure, for there is hope; you will look around and rest safely.
11:19  You will lie down without anyone to scare you; many will beg for your favor.
11:20  The eyes of the wicked will grow faint; flight has vanished from them; their hope is a dying gasp.