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[1]THEN answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
[2]The LORD does not answer because of the multitude of words, neither can a fluent speaker be justified by his discourse.
[3]Behold, at your words, only the dead can hold their peace; for when you speak, there is no one to stop you; and when you mock, there is no one to rebuke you.
[4]For you say, I was led righteously, and I am pure in my sight.
[5]But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
[6]And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, for wisdom has inner chambers; then you would know that God would forgive your sins
[7]Can you understand the deep things of God? Or can you stand at the outer boundary of the Almighty?
[8]Do you know the height of the heaven? Or the depth of Sheol? How can you know?
[9]The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
[10]If he should pass by, and besiege, or should cause men to die, who could hinder him?
[11]For it is he who knows the beginning of time; and sees wickedness, and considers it.
[12]For a pure man inspires courage, and a mighty man helps others
[13]If you make your heart right, and stretch out your hands toward him;
[14]If iniquity should be in your hands, he would put it far away, and not let wickedness dwell in your tabernacle.
[15]For then you will be courageous; yea, you will not be afraid of distress.
[16]Because you shall forget your misery, and you shall be led like running water;
[17]And the pit will be clearer than the noonday, and the thick darkness will be like the morning.
[18]Then you will have confidence because there is hope; yea, you lie down and take your rest in safety:
[19]Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yea, many shall seek to see your face.
[20]But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and their strength shall vanish away together with the hope of their souls
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