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Job 11

Zophar Rebukes Job

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Then Zophar the Naamathite  1answered,

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"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a  atalkative man be acquitted?

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"Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you  ascoff and none rebuke?

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"For  ayou have said, `My teaching is pure, And  bI am innocent in your eyes.'

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"But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,

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And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom  1 ahas two sides. Know then that God  2forgets a part of  byour iniquity.

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aCan you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

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"They are  ahigh as  1the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than  2 bSheol, what can you know?

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"Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.

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"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly,  awho can restrain Him?

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"For  aHe knows false men, And He  bsees iniquity  1without investigating.

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1 aAn idiot will become intelligent When the  2foal of a  bwild donkey is born a man.

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aIf you would  bdirect your heart right And  cspread out your hand to Him,

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If iniquity is in your hand,  aput it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

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"Then, indeed, you could  alift up your face without moral defect, And you would be steadfast and  bnot fear.

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"For you would  aforget your trouble, As  bwaters that have passed by, you would remember it.

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"Your  1life would be  2 abrighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.

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"Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.

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"You would  alie down and none would disturb you, And many would  bentreat your  1favor.

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"But the  aeyes of the wicked will fail, And  1there will  bbe no escape for them; And their  chope is  2 dto breathe their last."



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