| 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? |
| 4 | For
thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. |
| 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. |
| 7 |
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto
perfection? |
| 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. |
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10 | If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then
who can hinder him? |
| 11 |
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider
it? |
| 12 | For vain men
would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. |
| 13 | If thou prepare thine heart, and
stretch out thine hands toward him; |
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14 | If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not
wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. |
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15 | For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou
shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: |
| 16 | Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it
as waters that pass away: |
| 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. |
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19 | Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make
thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
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20 | 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. |
