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Job 11
Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short-lived offspring of woman.
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips with thee!
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].
Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass of the desert.
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man (note: Or can be born tame)!
For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands towards him;
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee [as] from the noon-day.
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”