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| | Job 11:1 | Then Zophar the Naamathite replied to Job:
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| | Job 11:2 | "Shouldn't someone answer this torrent of words? Is a person proved innocent just by talking a lot?
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| | Job 11:3 | Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn't someone make you ashamed?
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| | Job 11:4 | You claim, 'My teaching is pure,' and 'I am clean in the sight of God.'
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| | Job 11:5 | If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks!
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| | Job 11:6 | If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!
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| | Job 11:7 | "Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything there is to know about the Almighty?
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| | Job 11:8 | Such knowledge is higher than the heavens--but who are you? It is deeper than the underworld--what can you know in comparison to him?
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| | Job 11:9 | It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.
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| | Job 11:10 | If God comes along and puts a person in prison, or if he calls the court to order, who is going to stop him?
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| | Job 11:11 | For he knows those who are false, and he takes note of all their sins.
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| | Job 11:12 | An empty-headed person won't become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear human offspring!
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| | Job 11:13 | "If only you would prepare your heart and lift up your hands to him in prayer!
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| | Job 11:14 | Get rid of your sins and leave all iniquity behind you.
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| | Job 11:15 | Then your face will brighten in innocence. You will be strong and free of fear.
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| | Job 11:16 | You will forget your misery. It will all be gone like water under the bridge.
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| | Job 11:17 | Your life will be brighter than the noonday. Any darkness will be as bright as morning.
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| | Job 11:18 | You will have courage because you will have hope. You will be protected and will rest in safety.
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| | Job 11:19 | You will lie down unafraid, and many will look to you for help.
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| | Job 11:20 | But the wicked will lose hope. They have no escape. Their hope becomes despair."
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