{"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/erv/job/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T22:42:20.370Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that iris manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass's colt."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 11 (ERV)","markdown":"[Job 11](https://primebible.com/erv/job/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/job/11 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}