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| 11:1 |
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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| 11:2 |
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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| 11:3 |
Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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| 11:4 |
For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.
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| 11:5 |
But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
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| 11:6 |
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thy iniquity [deserveth].
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| 11:7 |
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
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| 11:8 |
[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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| 11:9 |
The measure of it [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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| 11:10 |
If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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| 11:11 |
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
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| 11:12 |
For vain man would be wise, though man is born [like] a wild ass's colt.
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| 11:13 |
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
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| 11:14 |
If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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| 11:15 |
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
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| 11:16 |
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
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| 11:17 |
And [thy] age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
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| 11:18 |
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig [about thee], [and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
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| 11:19 |
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yes, many shall make suit to thee.
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| 11:20 |
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the expiration of the breath.
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