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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:
11:2  “All these words should not go without an answer. Is this talker to be judged as right?
11:3  Your talk should not make people be quiet. People should shame you when you make fun of God.
11:4  You say to God, ‘My teachings are right. And I am clean in God’s sight.’
11:5  I wish God would speak. I wish he would open his lips to speak against you.
11:6  I wish he would tell you the secrets of wisdom. This is because wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
11:7  “Can you understand the secrets of God? Can you search the limits of the God All-Powerful?
11:8  God’s limits are higher than the heavens. You cannot reach them! They are deeper than where the dead are. You cannot know them!
11:9  His limits are longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
11:10  “God might come along and put you in prison. If he calls you into court, no one can stop him.
11:11  God knows which men are evil. And when he sees evil, he notices it.
11:12  A stupid person cannot become wise. That is as impossible as a wild donkey being born tame.
11:13  “You must give your whole heart to him. You must hold out your hands to him for help.
11:14  Put away the sin that is in your hand. Let no evil live in your tent.
11:15  Then you can lift up your face without shame. You can stand strong without fear.
11:16  You will forget your trouble. You will remember your troubles only as water that has passed by.
11:17  Your life will be as bright as the noonday sun. And darkness will seem like morning.
11:18  You will feel safe because there is hope. You will look around and rest in safety.
11:19  You will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Many people will want favor from you.
11:20  But the wicked people will not be able to see. So they will not be able to find the way to escape. Their only hope will be to die.”