XI. 1909-14. The Book of Job. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Job.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.


[1]	THEN answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
[2]	Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
[3]	Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
[4]	For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
[5]	But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
[6]	And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth 1 of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

[7]	Canst 2 thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
[8]	It 3 is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
[9]	The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
[10]	If he pass through, and shut up, And call 4 unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
[11]	For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even 5 though he consider it not.
[12]	But 6 vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

[13]	If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
[14]	If iniquity be in thy hand, put if far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
[15]	Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
[16]	For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away.
[17]	And thy life shall be 7 clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
[18]	And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
[19]	Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
[20]	But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they 8 shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

Note 1. Or, remitteth (Heb. causeth to be forgotten) unto thee of thine iniquity. [back]

Note 2. Or, Canst thou find out the deep things of God? [back]

Note 3. Heb. The heights of heaven. [back]

Note 4. Heb. call an assembly. [back]

Note 5. Or, and him that considereth not. [back]

Note 6. Or, But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass’s colt is born a man. [back]

Note 7. Or, arise above. [back]

Note 8. Heb. refuge is perished from them. [back]

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