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11:1  Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
11:2  “Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or a man full of talk be vindicated?
11:3  Should your loose talk put people to silence? And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame?
11:4  For you say, ‘My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight.’
11:5  But, O that God might speak, and that he would open his lips to you,
11:6  and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for insight has many sides. And know that God on your behalf has forgotten some of your guilt.
11:7  “Can you find out the essence of God, or can you find out the ultimate limits of Shaddai?
11:8  It is higher than the heaven; what can you do? It is 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 passes through and imprisons someone and summons the assembly, then who can hinder him?
11:11  For he knows those who are worthless; when he sees iniquity, he will not consider it.
11:12  But an empty-headed person will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
11:13  “If you yourself direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him—
11:14  if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
11:15  surely then you will lift up your face without blemish, and you will be firmly established and will not fear.
11:16  For you yourself will forget your misery; you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
11:17  “And your life will be brighter than noon; its darkness will be like the morning.
11:18  And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.
11:19  And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid; and many will entreat your favor.
11:20  But the eyes of the wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last breath.”