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Chapter 11
1 Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 Shall not he that speaks much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
3 Shall men hold their peace to you only? and when you have mocked others, shall no man confute you?
4 For you have said: My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.
5 And I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,
6 That he might shew you the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and you might understand that he exacts much less of you, than your iniquity deserves.
7 Peradventure you will comprehend the steps of God, and will find out the Almighty perfectly?
8 He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? he is deeper than hell, and how will you know?
9 The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
11 For he know the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not consider it?
12 A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinks himself born free like a wild ass's colt.
13 Rut you have hardened your heart, and have spread your hands to him.
14 If you will put away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and lot not injustice remain in your tabernacle:
15 Then may you lift up your face without spot, and you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.
16 You shall also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
17 And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to you at evening: and when you shall think yourself consumed, you shall rise as the day star.
18 And you shall have confidence, hope being set before you, and being buried you shall sleep secure.
19 You shall rest, and there shall be none to make you afraid: and many shall entreat your face.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.