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Job 11
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Then Zophar from Naamah answered Job and said,
- 2“This flood of words should be answered! Does all this talking make Job right?
- 3Do you think we don’t have an answer for you? Do you think no one will warn you when you laugh at God?
- 4You say to God, ‘My arguments are right, and you can see I am pure.’
- 5I wish God would answer you and tell you that you are wrong.
- 6He could tell you the secret of wisdom. He would tell you that every story has two sides. You can be sure of this: God is not punishing you as much as he should.
- 7“Do you think you really understand God? Do you completely understand God All-Powerful?
- 8That knowledge is higher than the heavens and deeper than the place of death. So what can you do? How can you learn it all?
- 9It is greater than the earth and bigger than the seas.
- 10“If God decides to arrest you and take you to court, no one could stop him.
- 11God knows who is worthless. When he sees evil, he remembers it.
- 12A wild donkey cannot give birth to a man, and a stupid person will never become wise.
- 13Prepare your heart to serve only God. Lift your arms and pray to him.
- 14Put away the sin that you still hold on to. Don’t keep evil in your tent.
- 15If you will do that, you could look to God without shame. You can stand strong and not be afraid.