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