11Job 11

Zophar

2Will no one answer all this nonsense? Does talking so much put you in the right?Select Job 11:2

3Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless?Select Job 11:3

4You claim that what you say is true; you claim you are pure in the sight of God.Select Job 11:4

5How I wish God would answer you!Select Job 11:5

6He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge. God is punishing you less than you deserve.Select Job 11:6

7Can you discover the limits and bounds of the greatness and power of God?Select Job 11:7

8The sky is no limit for God, but it lies beyond your reach. God knows the world of the dead, but you do not know it.Select Job 11:8

9God's greatness is broader than the earth, wider than the sea.Select Job 11:9

10If God arrests you and brings you to trial, who is there to stop him?Select Job 11:10

11God knows which people are worthless; he sees all their evil deeds.Select Job 11:11

12Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.Select Job 11:12

13Put your heart right, Job. Reach out to God.Select Job 11:13

14Put away evil and wrong from your home.Select Job 11:14

15Then face the world again, firm and courageous.Select Job 11:15

16Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more.Select Job 11:16

17Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn.Select Job 11:17

18You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest.Select Job 11:18

19You won't be afraid of your enemies; many people will ask you for help.Select Job 11:19

20But the wicked will look around in despair and find that there is no way to escape. Their one hope is that death will come.Select Job 11:20