11:1   Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

11:2  "Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man should receive acquittal?

11:3  "Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

11:4  "For you have said, 'My teaching I consider pure,And You regard me as innocent.'

11:5  "But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you,

11:6  And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.

11:7  " Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

11:8  "They appear high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

11:9  "Its measure seems longer than the earth And broader than the sea.

11:10  "If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

11:11  "For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating.

11:12  " An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey becomes born a man.

11:13  " If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him,

11:14  If iniquity resides in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

11:15  "Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, And you would remain steadfast and not fear.

11:16  "For you would forget your trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

11:17  "Your life would appear brighter than noonday; Darkness would seem like the morning.

11:18  "Then you would trust, because you have hope; And you would look around and rest securely.

11:19  "You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would entreat your favor.

11:20  "But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they will find no escape; And their hope equates to breathing their last."