Job 11 | ESV | STEP | Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said :

2 “Should ^ba multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?
3 Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
4 For ^cyou say, ‘My ^ddoctrine is pure,
and I am clean in God’s ^{▼▼Hebrew your} eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak
and open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For he is manifold in ^funderstanding. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}
Know then that God ^hexacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
7 ⁱ“Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
8 It is ^jhigher than heaven ^{▼▼Hebrew The heights of heaven}—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 If he ^lpasses through and ^mimprisons
and summons the court, who can ⁿturn him back?
11 For he knows ^oworthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
12 But a stupid man will get understanding
when ^pa wild donkey’s colt is ^qborn a man!
13 “If you ^rprepare your heart,
you will ^sstretch out your hands toward him.
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and let not injustice dwell in your tents.
15 Surely then you will ^tlift up your face without ^ublemish;
you will be secure and will not fear.
16 You will ^vforget your misery;
you will remember it as waters that have passed away.
17 And your life will be ^wbrighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and ^xtake your rest in security.
19 You will ^ylie down, and none will make you afraid;
many will ^zcourt your favor.
20 But ^aathe eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is ^abto breathe their last.”