Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
answered
Zophar the Naamathite ,
and said,
And
Zophar the Naamathite answereth
and saith:
--
Should
not
the
multitude of words be
answered? and should
a man full
of talk
be
justified?
Is
a
multitude of words not
answered? And is
a man of lips
justified?
Should
thy lies
make men hold
their
peace?
and
when
thou mockest
, shall
no
man
make
thee
ashamed?
Thy devices
make men keep
silent,
Thou scornest
, and
none
is
causing
blushing!
For
thou hast
said
, My
doctrine
is
pure, and I
am
clean in thine eyes.
And
thou sayest
, `
Pure `is'
my
discourse
, And clean I
have
been
in Thine eyes. '
But
oh
that God would
speak,
and open his lips against
thee ;
And
yet,
O
that God had
spoken!
And doth
open His lips with
thee .
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
.
And declare
to
thee secrets of wisdom, For
counsel
hath
foldings.
And
know thou
that God forgetteth
for
thee ,
`Some'
of
thine iniquity.
Canst
thou
by searching find out God? canst
thou
find out the Almighty
unto
perfection
?
By searching dost
thou
find out God? Unto
perfection
find out the Mighty
One
?
It
is
as
high
as
heaven;
what canst
thou do
? deeper than hell;
what canst
thou know
?
Heights
of
the
heavens!
--
what dost
thou? Deeper than Sheol!
--
what knowest
thou?
The
measure
thereof
is
longer than the
earth, and broader than the sea.
Longer than earth `is'
its
measure
, And broader than the sea.
If he cut
off
, and shut up, or
gather
together
, then
who can
hinder
him
?
If He pass
on
, and shut up, and
assemble
, Who then
dost
reverse
it
?
For he knoweth
vain
men :
he seeth wickedness
also;
will
he
not then
consider it ?
For he hath
known
men of
vanity,
And
He seeth iniquity,
And
one
doth
not consider `
it '!
For
vain
men
would
be
wise,
though
man be
born
like
a wild ass's
colt
.
And
empty
man is
bold,
And
the
colt
of
a wild ass
man
is
born
.
If thou prepare
thine
heart, and stretch
out thine
hands
toward
him ;
If thou --
thou
hast
prepared
thy
heart, And hast
spread
out unto
Him thy
hands,
If iniquity be
in thine
hand, put it far away
, and let not wickedness
dwell in thy tabernacles
.
If iniquity `is'
in thy
hand, put it far off
, And let not perverseness
dwell in thy tents
.
For then shalt
thou lift
up thy face without
spot;
yea
, thou shalt
be
stedfast
, and shalt
not fear:
For then thou liftest
up thy face from
blemish
, And
thou hast
been
firm
, and fearest
not .
Because
thou shalt
forget thy
misery, and
remember
it
as waters that
pass
away :
For
thou dost
forget misery, As waters passed
away thou
rememberest.
And thine
age
shall
be
clearer
than
the noonday:
thou
shalt
shine
forth
, thou shalt
be
as the morning.
And above
the noon
doth
age
rise
, Thou fliest
--
as the morning thou
art
.
And thou shalt
be
secure,
because there
is hope ;
yea
, thou
shalt
dig
about
thee,
and thou
shalt
take
thy
rest
in safety.
And thou hast
trusted
because their
is hope, And searched
--
in confidence
thou
liest
down,
Also
thou shalt
lie
down
, and none shall
make
thee
afraid;
yea
, many shall
make
suit
unto
thee.
And
thou hast
rested
, And none is
causing
trembling
, And
many have
entreated
thy
face;
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.
And
the eyes of the wicked are
consumed
, And refuge
hath
perished
from
them
, And their hope `is'
a
breathing
out
of soul!
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