1 Zophar the Naamithite spoke:
2 Must these words go unanswered? Must you be right for talking so much?
3 Will your prattle keep us silent? Will no one answer your mocking?
4 You say to God that your way is right, that you are clean in his sight.
5 How I wish that God would speak and open his lips against you,
6 to show you the secrets of wisdom which put intelligence to shame, then you would know that God is recalling your sins.
7 Can you fathom the mysteries of God, probe the extent of his perfection?
8 It is higher than heaven - what can you do? Deeper than the world of death - what can you know?
9 Its measure is wider than the earth, broader than the sea.
10 Who can stop him when he passes, when he imprisons and calls to judgment?
11 He sees evil; he recognizes deceit. Will he not then take note of it?
12 So stupid men learn to be wise as wild donkeys become tame.
13 If you set your heart aright and stretch out your hands to him,
14 if you wash your hand of sin and allow no evil in your tent,
15 you will then raise your face in honor; having no fear, you will feel secure.
16 You will forget your suffering and recall it only as waters gone by.
17 Your life will be brighter than noonday and its darkness like the morning.
18 You will be comforted, for there is hope; you will be protected when you sleep.
19 You will lie down with no one to fear; many will come to court your favor.
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail; they will lose all way of escape, their one hope - that death will come.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 11:
In Job 11, Zofar, one of Job's friends, expresses his opinion on his friend's situation and offers advice on how he should act. Zofar suggests that Job is suffering because he deserves it, and that the solution to his problems is to repent and seek God. The verses related to the topics addressed in Job 11 are:
Job 4:7 - "Remember now: Who has never perished, being innocent? Or where were the straight destroyed?" Zofar suggests that Job's suffering is a deserved punishment, and that he must have committed some sin to be going through it. This verse talks about the idea that people suffer only deserve themselves, which is a common belief in Job's time.
Proverbs 3:11-12 - "My Son, the Lord's correction, nor is it discouraged when he is rebuked by him; for the Lord rebukes whom he loves, as the Father, to the Son to whom he wants well." Zofar believes that Job's suffering is a punishment of God, but this verse shows that divine correction is not necessarily a punishment, but an act of love and care.
Job 9:20. Zofar suggests that Job should repent and seek God to end his suffering, but this verse talks about the difficulty of someone who is innocent to defend himself with accusations.
Psalm 34:19 - "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from all." Zofar believes Job is only suffering because he deserves it, but this verse shows that suffering can happen even with righteous people, and that God is able to rid the righteous of all his afflictions.
Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who await the Lord will renew their strength and rise with wings as eagles; they will run and will not tire; they will walk and not to stick." Zofar suggests that the solution to Job's suffering is to repent and seek God, and this verse talks about the importance of hope and trust in God to face the challenges of life.
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