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Job 11
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International Standard Version
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Zophar from Naamath had this to say:
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"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?
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Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?
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You've said, 'My teaching is flawless; I'm clean in God's sight.'
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"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,
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and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."
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"Can you search through God's complex things? Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?
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These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?
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They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.
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"If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court, who can stop him?
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For he knows mankind's deceitfulness; when he sees iniquity, won't he himself consider it?
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An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!"
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"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.
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If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.
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Then your confidence will be flawless, and your security will keep you from terror.
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You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.
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Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.
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You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.
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When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.
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But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."
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