Job 11
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
1Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
2Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
2“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
3Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?
3Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?
4For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.
4For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’
5And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
6that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
7Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
7“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?
8They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
9The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
10If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
11For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?
11For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
12A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.
12An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
13Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
13“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
14If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:
14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
15Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
15Surely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
16Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
16for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.
17And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.
17Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.
18And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.
18You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
19Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.
19Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
20But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”
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