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Zophar Rebukes Job

¹ Then Zophar the Naamathite ^(F1)answered,

² "Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a ^(C1)talkative man be acquitted?

³ "Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you ^(C1)scoff and none rebuke?

⁴ "For ^(C1)you have said, 'My teaching is pure,
And ^(C2)I am innocent in your eyes.'

⁵ "But would that God might speak,
And open His lips against you,

⁶ And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom ^(F1)(C1)has two sides.
Know then that God ^(F2)forgets a part of ^(C2)your iniquity.

⁷ "^(C1)Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

⁸ "They are ^(C1)high as ^(F1)the heavens, what can you do?
Deeper than ^(F2)(C2)Sheol, what can you know?

⁹ "Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.

¹⁰ "If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, ^(C1)who can restrain Him?

¹¹ "For ^(C1)He knows false men,
And He ^(C2)sees iniquity ^(F1)without investigating.

¹² "^(F1)(C1)An idiot will become intelligent
When the ^(F2)foal of a ^(C2)wild donkey is born a man.

¹³ "^(C1)If you would ^(C2)direct your heart right
And ^(C3)spread out your hand to Him,

¹⁴ If iniquity is in your hand, ^(C1)put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

¹⁵ "Then, indeed, you could ^(C1)lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and ^(C2)not fear.

¹⁶ "For you would ^(C1)forget your trouble,
As ^(C2)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

¹⁷ "Your ^(F1)life would be ^(F2)(C1)brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.

¹⁸ "Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.

¹⁹ "You would ^(C1)lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would ^(C2)entreat your ^(F1)favor.

²⁰ "But the ^(C1)eyes of the wicked will fail,
And ^(F1)there will ^(C2)be no escape for them;
And their ^(C3)hope is ^(F2)(C4)to breathe their last."