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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
11:2  “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?
11:3  Shall your boasts silence people? And will you scoff, and no one rebuke?
11:4  For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’
11:5  But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you,
11:6  And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets part of your guilt.
11:7  “Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
11:8  They are as high as the heavens; what can you do? Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
11:9  Its measurement is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
11:10  If He passes by or apprehends people, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11:11  For He knows false people, And He sees injustice without investigating.
11:12  An idiot will become intelligent When a wild donkey is born a human.
11:13  “If you would direct your heart rightly And spread out your hands to Him,
11:14  If wrongdoing is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let malice dwell in your tents;
11:15  Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, And you would be firmly established and not fear.
11:16  For you would forget your trouble; Like waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
11:17  Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.
11:18  Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
11:19  You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would flatter you.
11:20  But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”