Job 11:1–12:25
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Job 11:1–12:25 · Psalm 93 (MT: 94) · Proverbs 22:24–25 · Romans 10:1–21
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1Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,
1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short-lived offspring of woman.
2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee ?
3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips with thee!
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
6And 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.
7Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?
7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8Heaven [is] high ; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].
11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass of the desert.
12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
13For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands towards him;
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee [as] from the noon-day.
17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee ; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
1And Job answered and said,
1And Job answered and said,
2So then ye [alone] are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3[But] I also have a heart as well as you.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be [held] guiltless,
5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition [made] of them.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?
9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against men, who shall open?
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them [away].
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way they have not known, [saying],
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25Let them grope [in] darkness, and [let there be] no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.