1Then Zophar, from the Naamah area, said this to Job:
2“◄Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.► [RHQ]
3Job, ◄should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.► [RHQ]
4You say, ‘What I say is true;
5But I wish/desire that God would talk
6God knows everything about everything,
7“Tell me, will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand?
8What there is to know about God is greater than the distance from earth to heaven;
9What there is to know about God is wider than the earth
10“If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court,
11He knows which people are worthless;
12Stupid people like you will start to become wise [SAR]
13“Job, repent [IDM];
14If you have done evil things, stop doing them;
15If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed;
16You will forget all your troubles;
17Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends at the dawn;
18You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect that good things will happen to you;
19You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid.
20But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand why bad things are happening to them;