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\c 11
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\v 1 Then Zophar, the friend from the region of Naamah, said this to Job:
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\q1
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\v 2 "Should no one answer all that you have said?
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\q2 Just because you talk a lot, that fact should not persuade us to declare that you are innocent.
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\q1
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\v 3 Job, should your babbling really cause us to be silent?
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\q2 When you make fun of what we think, certainly there should be someone to rebuke you and cause you to be ashamed!
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\q1
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\v 4 You say, 'What I say is true;
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\q2 God knows that I am innocent.'
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\q1
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\v 5 But I wish that God would talk
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\q2 and say something to answer you!
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\v 6 God knows everything about everything,
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\q2 so I wish that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise.
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\q1 It would be good if you realized that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
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\v 7 Tell me, will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand?
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\q2 Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
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\v 8 What there is to know about God is greater than the distance from earth to heaven;
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\q2 so there is no way that you can understand it all.
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\q1 It is greater than the distance from here to the place of the dead;
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\q2 so it is impossible for you to know it all.
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\v 9 What there is to know about God is wider than the earth
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\q2 and wider than the ocean.
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\v 10 If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a trial,
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\q2 who can stop him?
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\v 11 He knows which people are worthless;
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\q2 and when he sees people doing wicked things, he certainly does not ignore them.
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\v 12 Stupid people like you will start to become wise
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\q2 when wild donkeys start giving birth to people.
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\v 13 Job, repent and make your heart humble;
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\q2 reach out your hands toward God and plead with him.
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\v 14 If you have done evil things, stop doing them;
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\q2 and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked deeds.
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\v 15 If you do that, surely you will be able to carry your head high, because you will not be ashamed;
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\q2 you will be strong and not afraid of anything.
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\v 16 You will forget all your troubles;
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\q2 they will be like the water that has all flowed away and dried up.
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\v 17 Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends at the dawn;
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\q2 it will be as though the sun were shining brightly on you, like it shines at noon.
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\v 18 You will feel safe, because you will be confident that good things will happen to you;
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\q2 God will protect you and allow you to rest safely each night.
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\v 19 You will lie down to sleep, and no one will make you afraid.
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\q2 And many people will come and request you to be kind to them.
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\v 20 But wicked people will not be able to understand why bad things are happening to them;
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\q2 they will not have any way to escape from their troubles.
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\q2 The only thing that they will want to do is to die. "
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