T hen answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
1 Afei Sofar, Naamatni no, buaeɛ kaa sɛ, Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔbua nsɛm dodoɔ anaa? na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu ɔbarima a nsɛm ahyɛ n'ano ma bem anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Wo nkontompo bɛma nnipa ayɛ komm anaa? na sɛ wodi fɛw a, obiara renngu w'anim ase anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Efisɛ woaka sɛ, Me nkyerɛkyerɛ ho te, na me ho te w'ani so. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Nanso Ao sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛkasa, na wabue n'anofafa atia wo; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Na sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛ wo nyansa mu ahintasɛm, sɛ ɛyɛ mmɔho sene deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ no! Enti hunu sɛ Onyankopɔn gye wo hɔ deɛ ɛsua sene w'amumuyɛ so akatua. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Wobɛtumi ahwehwɛ mu ahunu Onyankopɔn anaa? wobɛtumi ahunu Otumfoɔ Panin no pɛpɛɛpɛ anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Ɛkorɔn sɛ ɔsoro; ɛdeɛn na wobɛtumi ayɛ? emu dɔ sene damena; ɛdeɛn na wobɛtumi ahunu? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Ne nsusuiɛ ware sene asase, na ɛtrɛ sene ɛpo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Sɛ ɔtwa mu, na ɔto mu, anaa ɔboaboa ano a, ɛnneɛ hwan na ɔbɛtumi asi no kwan? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Efisɛ ɔnim nnipa ahuhufoɔ: ɔhunu bɔne nso; ɛnneɛ ɔrenhwɛ anaa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Efisɛ onipa huhuni pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ onyansafoɔ, ɛwom sɛ wɔwo onipa sɛ wuram afunumu ba. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Sɛ wosiesie w'akoma, na wotene wo nsa kyerɛ no; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Sɛ amumuyɛ wɔ wo nsam a, yi firi hɔ kɔ akyiri, na mma bɔne ntena wo ntomadan mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Efisɛ ɛnneɛ wobɛma w'anim so a nkekaeɛ nni ho; aane, wobɛgyina pintinn, na worensuro: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Efisɛ wo werɛ befiri w'ahokyere, na wobɛkae no sɛ nsuo a atwam: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Na wo mfeɛ bɛhyerɛn asene owigyinaeɛ; wobɛhyerɛn, wobɛyɛ sɛ anɔpa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
18 Na wobɛnya banbɔ, efisɛ anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ; aane, wobɛtutu atwa wo ho ahyia, na wobɛhome banbɔ mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
19 Wobɛda hɔ nso, na obiara renyɛ wo hu; aane, bebree bɛsrɛ wo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
20 Nanso adebɔneyɛfoɔ ani bɛfira, na wɔrennwane, na wɔn anidasoɔ bɛyɛ sɛ honhom a wɔgyae mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn