1 Zophar Asks, Can You Find the Depths of God? Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,And a man of lips be in the right?
3 “Shall your boasts silence men?And shall you mock and none rebuke?
4 “You have said, ‘My learning is pure,And I am innocent in your eyes.’
5 “But would that God might speak,And open His lips against you,
6 And tell you the secrets of wisdom!For sound wisdom 11:6Lit is double has two sides.Know then that God 11:6Lit causes to be forgotten for you forgets a part of your iniquity.
7 ¶“Can you find the depths of God?Can you find the limits of the Almighty?
8 “They arehigh as 11:8 Lit the heights of heaven the heavens, what can you do?Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?
9 “Its measure is longer than the earthAnd broader than the sea.
10 “If He sweeps by or shuts up,Or calls an assembly, who can turn Him around?
11 “For He knows worthless men,And He sees wickedness, 11:11Or even He does not consider so will He not carefully considerit?
12 “ 11:12Lit A hollow man Yet an emptyheadedman will obtain a heartof wisdom,And the 11:12Lit donkey foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
13 ¶“If you would set your heart rightAnd spread out your hand to Him,
14 If wickedness is in your hand, put it far away,And do not let unrighteousness dwell in your tents;
15 Then, indeed, you could lift up your face withoutmoraldefect,And you would be steadfast and not fear.
16 “For you would forgetyourtrouble,As waters that pass by, so you would rememberit.
17 “And your lifetime would arisebrighterthan noonday;Darkness would be like the morning.
18 “Then you would trust, because there is hope;And you would search around and rest securely.
19 “You would lie down and none would makeyoutremble,And many would entreat your 11:19Lit face favor.
20 “But the eyes of the wicked will come to an end,And escape will perish from them;And their hope is the expiring of their soul.”