American Standard Version - King James Version

 11:1 ¶ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

 11:1 ¶ Then answeredºº Zopharº the Naamathite,º and said,ºº

 11:2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

 11:2 Should notº the multitudeº of wordsº be answered?ºº and shouldº a manº full of talkº be justified?ºº

 11:3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

 11:3 Should thy liesº makeºº menº hold their peace?ºº and when thou mockest,ºº shall noº man make thee ashamed?ºº

 11:4 For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.

 11:4 For thou hast said,ºº My doctrineº [is] pure,º and I amº cleanº in thine eyes.º

 11:5 But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

 11:5 Butº oh thatººº Godº wouldº speak,ºº and openºº his lipsº againstº thee;

 11:6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

 11:6 And that he would shewºº thee the secretsº of wisdom,º thatº [they are] doubleº to that which is!º Knowºº therefore thatº Godº exactethºº of thee [less] than thine iniquityºº [deserveth].

 11:7 Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

 11:7 Canst thou by searchingº find outºº God?º canst thou findºº outº the Almightyº untoº perfection?º

 11:8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

 11:8 [It is] as highº as heaven;º whatº canst thou do?ºº deeperº than hell;ºº whatº canst thou know?ºº

 11:9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

 11:9 The measureº thereof [is] longerº than the earth,ºº and broaderº thanº the sea.º

 11:10 If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

 11:10 Ifº he cut off,ºº and shut up,ºº or gather together,ºº then whoº can hinderºº him?

 11:11 For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

 11:11 Forº heº knowethºº vainº men:º he seethºº wickednessº also; will he notº then considerºº [it]?

 11:12 But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.

 11:12 For vainºº manº would be wise,ºº though manº be bornºº [like] a wild ass'sº colt.º

 11:13 If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

 11:13 Ifº thouº prepareºº thine heart,º and stretchºº outº thine handsº towardº him;

 11:14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

 11:14 Ifº iniquityº [be] in thine hand,º put it far away,ºº and let notº wickednessº dwellºº in thy tabernacles.º

 11:15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

 11:15 Forº thenº shalt thou lift upºº thy faceº without spot;ºº yea, thou shalt beº stedfast,ºº and shalt notº fear:ºº

 11:16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

 11:16 Becauseº thouº shalt forgetºº [thy] misery,º [and] rememberºº [it] as watersº [that] pass away:ºº

 11:17 And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

 11:17 And [thine] ageº shall be clearerºº than the noonday;ºº thou shalt shine forth,ºº thou shalt beº as the morning.º

 11:18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

 11:18 And thou shalt be secure,ºº becauseº thereº isº hope;º yea, thou shalt digºº [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy restºº in safety.º

 11:19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

 11:19 Also thou shalt lie down,ºº and noneº shall make [thee] afraid;ºº yea, manyº shall make suitºº untoº thee.º

 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

 11:20 But the eyesº of the wickedº shall fail,ºº and they shall not escape,ºººº and their hopeº [shall be as] the giving upº of the ghost.º