1. Then Zophar the Naamathite replied,
2. "Don't all of your words require an answer? I'm sure that what you are saying can't be right.
3. Your useless talk won't keep us quiet. Someone has to correct you when you make fun of truth.
4. You say to God, 'My beliefs are perfect. I'm pure in your sight.'
5. I wish God would speak. I wish he'd answer you.
6. I wish he'd show you the secrets of wisdom. After all, true wisdom has two sides. Here's what I want you to know. God has forgotten some of your sins.
7. "Do you know how deep the mysteries of God are? Can you discover the limits of the Mighty One's knowledge?
8. They are higher than the heavens. What can you do? They are deeper than the deepest grave. What can you know?
9. They are longer than the earth. They are wider than the ocean.
10. "Suppose God comes along and puts you in prison. Suppose he takes you to court. Then who can oppose him?