Job 11

₂‘You have said a lot of things,

and someone must answer you.

Everyone must know that you were wrong

when you said those things.

₃We can not keep quiet

if you say things like that.

You have made fun of God

and someone must show you that you are wrong.

₄You say that your words are true

and that you understand everything.

You say that God knows that you are innocent.

₅I wish that God would answer you.

I wish that He would speak to you

₆and that He would tell you

the secrets of wisdom

because true wisdom has many secrets.

You should know that God

has not punished you for everything

that you have done wrong.

He should have punished you even more.

₇Can you understand how great God is?

Can you find a place where

the Most High God does not rule?

₈His power is higher than heaven

and deeper than hell,

but you can not understand

how great God is.

₉His power is longer

than the earth and wider than the sea.

₁₀If God comes here

and puts someone in jail,

who will be able to stop Him?

If He takes you to court,

who will be able to fight against Him? No one.

₁₁God knows who the bad

and hypocritical people are,

and He knows when someone is wrong.

₁₂A fool can not become wise

and the baby of a wild donkey

can not become a human when he is born.

₁₃Job, you must give your heart to God.

Put out your hands to Him and pray.

₁₄If you stop doing things

that are wrong and take out everything

that is sinful from your home,

₁₅then you will be innocent

and you will not have to be ashamed.

You will be strong and you

will not be afraid of anything.

₁₆You will forget that you have suffered,

and you will think that your suffering

was like water that has flowed away.

₁₇The light will shine in your life again

and everything that was dark

will change into light.

₁₈There will be hope for you again.

You will look around and see

no trouble, and you will sleep peacefully.

₁₉You will lie down and you

will not be afraid of anyone.

People will want to be your friends.

₂₀But people who do wrong

will look around for help,

but they will find no way to escape.

Their only hope will be to die.’