1. Then 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 boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4. For thou sayest, 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 show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. 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 high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
9. The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
10. If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?