Job 11

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,	1 And Zophar the Naamathite spoke out and said:
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?	2 Should not the man of many words be answered, or must the garrulous man necessarily be right?
3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?	3 Shall your babblings keep men silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke?
4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.	4 Shall you say: "My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight"?
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 you,
6 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.	6 And tell you that the secrets of wisdom are twice as effective: So you might learn that God will make you answer for your guilt.
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?	7 Can you penetrate the designs of God? Dare you vie with the perfection of the Almighty?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?	8 It is higher than the heavens; what can you do? It is deeper than the nether world; what can you know?
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.	9 It is longer than the earth in measure, and broader than the sea.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?	10 If he seize and imprison or call to judgment, who then can say him nay?
11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?	11 For he knows the worthlessness of men and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it?
12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.	12 Will empty man then gain understanding, and the wild jackass be made docile?
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;	13 If you set your heart aright and stretch out your hands toward him,
14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.	14 If you remove all iniquity from your conduct, and let not injustice dwell in your tent,
15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:	15 Surely then you may lift up your face in innocence; you may stand firm and unafraid.
16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:	16 For then you shall forget your misery, or recall it like waters that have ebbed away.
17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.	17 Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday; its gloom shall become as the morning,
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.	18 And you shall be secure, because there is hope; you shall look round you and lie down in safety,
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.	19 and you shall take your rest with none to disturb. Many shall entreat your favor,
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.	20 but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, they shall wait to expire.