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| [1]Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said: |
[1]Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, |
| [2]Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right? |
[2]Should not the multitude of words be answered? Or should a great talker be justified? |
| [3]Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; |
[3]Should men hold their peace at thy lies? And when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed? |
| [4]And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.' |
[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; |
[5]But, oh that God would speak and open his lips against thee! |
| [6]And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. |
[6]That he might show thee the secrets of wisdom, how thou hast deserved double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquity. |
| [7]Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty? |
[7]Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty to his perfection? |
| [8]It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? |
[8]The heavens are high, what canst thou do? It is deeper than the hell, how canst thou know it? |
| [9]The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. |
[9]The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and it is broader than the sea. |
| [10]If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him? |
[10]If he cut off and shut up, or gather together, who can turn him back? |
| [11]For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it? |
[11]For he knoweth vain men, and seeth iniquity, and him that understandeth nothing. |
| [12]But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man. |
[12]Yet vain man would be wise, though man new born is like a wild ass colt. |
| [13]If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him— |
[13]If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him: |
| [14]If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents— |
[14]If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let no wickedness dwell in thy tabernacle. |
| [15]Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear; |
[15]Then truly shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not fear. |
| [16]For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away; |
[16]But thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that are past. |
| [17]And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. |
[17]Thine age also shall appear more clear than the noon day: thou shalt shine and be as the morning. |
| [18]And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety. |
[18]And thou shalt be bold, because there is hope: and thou shalt dig pits, and shalt lie down safely. |
| [19]Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
[19]For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraid: yea, many shall make suit unto thee. |
| [20]But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul. |
[20]But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shall be sorrow of mind. |