{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/job/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T16:36:20.093Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified? "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly? "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do ? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him? "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it? "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass's colt. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle: "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 11 (DRB)","markdown":"[Job 11](https://primebible.com/drb/job/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/job/11 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}