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Chapter 11 |
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1 | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite,
and said, |
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| Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should
a man full of talk be justified? |
| 3 | Should thy lies make men hold
their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? |
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For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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| 5 | But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; |
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And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that
which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity
deserveth. |
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| Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out
the Almighty unto perfection? |
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8 | It is as high as heaven; what canst
thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? |
| 9 | The measure
thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. |
| 10 | If he
cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? |
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For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider
it? |
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For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild
ass's colt. |
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13 | If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine
hands toward him; |
| 14 | If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far
away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. |
| 15 | For then
shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and
shalt not fear: |
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16 | Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember
it as waters that pass away: |
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17 | And thine age shall be clearer than
the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. |
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And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about
thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. |
| 19 | Also thou
shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto
thee. |
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not
escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. |
