[1] Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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[2] Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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[3] Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
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[4] For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.
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[5] But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
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[6] And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
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[7] Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection?
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[8] It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than hell; what can you know?
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[9] The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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[10] If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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[11] For he knows vain men: he sees wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
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[12] For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
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[13] If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;
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[14] If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles.
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[15] For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
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[16] Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
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[17] And your age shall be clearer than the noonday: you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.
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[18] And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.
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[19] Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall make suit to you.
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[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.
