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Job 11
Nueva Versión Internacional
Job 11
Nueva Versión Internacional
Primer discurso de Zofar
11 A esto respondió Zofar de Namat:
2 «¿Quedará sin respuesta toda esta palabrería?
¿Resultará inocente este hablador?
3 ¿Todo ese discurso nos dejará callados?
¿Te burlarás sin que nadie te reprenda?
4 Tú afirmas: “Mi postura es la correcta;
soy puro a los ojos de Dios”.
5 ¡Cómo me gustaría que Dios interviniera
y abriera sus labios contra ti
6 para mostrarte los secretos de la sabiduría,
pues esta tiene dos lados![a]
Sabrías entonces que buena parte de tu pecado
Dios no lo ha tomado en cuenta.
7 »¿Puedes adentrarte en los misterios de Dios
o alcanzar la perfección[b] del Todopoderoso?
8 Son más altos que los cielos;
¿qué puedes hacer?
Son más profundos que el abismo;[c]
¿qué puedes saber?
9 Son más extensos que toda la tierra;
¡son más anchos que todo el mar!
10 »Si viene y te pone en un calabozo,
y luego te llama a cuentas,
¿quién lo hará desistir?
11 Bien conoce Dios a la gente sin escrúpulos;
cuando percibe el mal, no lo pasa por alto.
12 ¡El necio llegará a ser sabio
cuando de un asno salvaje nazca un hombre![d]
13 »Pero si le entregas tu corazón
y hacia él extiendes las manos,
14 si te apartas del pecado que has cometido
y en tu morada no das cabida al mal,
15 entonces podrás llevar la frente en alto
y mantenerte firme y libre de temor.
16 Ciertamente olvidarás tus pesares
o los recordarás como el agua que pasó.
17 Tu vida será más radiante que el sol de mediodía
y la oscuridad será como el amanecer.
18 Vivirás tranquilo, porque hay esperanza;
estarás protegido[e] y dormirás confiado.
19 Descansarás sin temer a nadie
y muchos querrán ganarse tu favor.
20 Pero los ojos de los malvados se apagarán;
no tendrán escapatoria.
¡Su esperanza es exhalar el último suspiro!».
Job 11
New King James Version
Job 11
New King James Version
Zophar Urges Job to Repent
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Should not the multitude of words be answered?
And should [a]a man full of talk be vindicated?
3 Should your empty talk make men [b]hold their peace?
And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?
4 For you have said,
(A)‘My doctrine is pure,
And I am clean in your eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips against you,
6 That He would show you the secrets of wisdom!
For they would double your prudence.
Know therefore that (B)God [c]exacts from you
Less than your iniquity deserves.
7 “Can(C) you search out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than [d]Sheol—what can you know?
9 Their measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.
10 “If(D) He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment,
Then who can [e]hinder Him?
11 For (E)He knows deceitful men;
He sees wickedness also.
Will He not then consider it?
12 For an (F)empty-headed man will be wise,
When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.
13 “If you would (G)prepare your heart,
And (H)stretch out your hands toward Him;
14 If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And (I)would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
15 (J)Then surely you could lift up your face without spot;
Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
16 Because you would (K)forget your misery,
And remember it as waters that have passed away,
17 And your life (L)would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.
18 And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and (M)take your rest in safety.
19 You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid;
Yes, many would court your favor.
20 But (N)the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they shall not escape,
And (O)their hope—[f]loss of life!”
Job 11
New International Version
Job 11
New International Version
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(B)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(C)
3 Will your idle talk(D) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(E)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(F)
and I am pure(G) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(H)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(I)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(J)
7 “Can you fathom(K) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(L) than the heavens(M) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(N)—what can you know?(O)
9 Their measure(P) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(Q)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(R)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(S)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(T) can be born human.[a](U)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(V) to him
and stretch out your hands(W) to him,(X)
14 if you put away(Y) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(Z) to dwell in your tent,(AA)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(AB)
you will stand firm(AC) and without fear.(AD)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(AE)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(AF)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(AG)
and darkness will become like morning.(AH)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(AI) in safety.(AJ)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(AK)
and many will court your favor.(AL)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(AM)
and escape will elude them;(AN)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(AO)
Footnotes
- Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
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