22[THE] LAND OF DARKNESS LIKE GLOOM OF DEEP DARKNESS AND NOT ORDER<S> AND IT SHONE FORTH LIKE GLOOM 22to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
1AND HE ANSWERED ZOPHAR THE NAAMATHITE AND HE SAID Zophar Rebukes Job 1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2¿ A MULTITUDE OF WORDS NOT WILL IT BE ANSWERED AND OR? A MAN OF LIPS WILL HE BE ACQUITTED 2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
3EMPTY BOASTS YOUR MEN WILL THEY SILENCE? AND HAVE YOU MOCKED? AND THERE NOT [IS ONE WHO] PUTS TO SHAME 3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
4AND YOU HAVE SAID [IS] PURE TEACHING MY AND CLEAN I AM IN VIEW YOUR 4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
5AND BUT WHO? WILL HE GIVE GOD TO SPEAK AND HE MAY OPEN LIPS HIS WITH YOU 5But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
6AND MAY HE TELL TO YOU [THE] SECRETS OF WISDOM FOR DOUBLE [BELONGS] TO SOUND WISDOM AND KNOW THAT HE WILL CAUSE TO FORGET TO YOU GOD SOME OF INIQUITY YOUR 6and 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.
7¿ [THE] SEARCHING OF GOD WILL YOU FIND OR? TO [THE] END OF [THE] ALMIGHTY WILL YOU FIND 7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8[THE] HEIGHTS OF [THE] HEAVENS WHAT? WILL YOU DO DEEP MORE THAN SHEOL WHAT? WILL YOU KNOW 8They are higher than the heavens— what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol— what can you know?
9[IS] LONG MORE THAN [THE] EARTH MEASURE ITS AND BROAD MORE THAN [THE] SEA 9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10IF HE WILL PASS BY AND HE MAY SHUT UP SO HE MAY SUMMON AN ASSEMBLY AND WHO? WILL HE TURN BACK HIM 10If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11FOR HE HE KNOWS MEN OF FALSEHOOD AND HE HAS SEEN WICKEDNESS AND NOT HE SHOWS HIMSELF ATTENTIVE 11Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
12AND A PERSON HOLLOW HE WILL BECOME INTELLIGENT AND A MALE DONKEY OF A WILD DONKEY A HUMAN BEING IT WILL BE BORN 12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!*NoteCloseOr can be born tame
13IF YOU YOU HAVE DIRECTED HEART YOUR AND YOU WILL SPREAD OUT TO HIM PALMS YOUR 13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
14IF WICKEDNESS [IS] IN HAND YOUR PUT FAR AWAY IT AND MAY NOT YOU CAUSE TO DWELL IN TENTS YOUR INJUSTICE 14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
15FOR THEN YOU WILL LIFT UP FACE YOUR FROM BLEMISH AND YOU WILL BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AND NOT YOU WILL FEAR 15then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
16FOR YOU TROUBLE YOU WILL FORGET LIKE WATERS [WHICH] THEY HAVE PASSED AWAY YOU WILL REMEMBER [IT] 16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17AND MORE THAN NOON<S> IT WILL RISE LIFESPAN IT WILL BE DARK LIKE THE MORNING IT WILL BECOME 17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
18AND YOU WILL BE SECURE FOR THERE [IS] HOPE AND YOU WILL BE WELL PROTECTED TO SECURITY YOU WILL LIE DOWN 18You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
19AND YOU WILL LIE DOWN AND THERE NOT [WILL BE ONE WHO] DISTURBS AND THEY WILL ENTREAT FACE YOUR MANY [PEOPLE] 19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
20AND [THE] EYES OF WICKED [PEOPLE] THEY WILL FAIL AND A PLACE OF ESCAPE IT WILL BE LOST FROM THEM AND HOPE THEIR [WILL BE] A GASP OF LIFE 20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath