Job 11:6 - Easy To Read Version God could tell you the secret of wisdom.\par He would tell you that\par every story has two sides.\par Job, listen to me,\par God is not punishing you\par as much as he should.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, That they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And that He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For He is manifold in understanding! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your guilt and iniquity [deserve]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible and tell you secrets of wisdom; for sound insight has two sides. Know that God lets some of your sin be forgotten. Catholic Public Domain Version so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold: and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee than thy iniquity deserveth. |
The bad things that happened to us are our own fault. We have done evil things, and we have much guilt. But you, our God, have punished us much less than we should have been. We have done many terrible sins, and we should have been punished worse. And you have even let some of our people escape captivity.
Job, I wish God would answer you\par and tell you that you are wrong.\par
But wisdom and power belong to God.\par Good advice and understanding are his.\par
God tries to comfort you,\par but that is not enough for you.\par We have spoken God’s message to you\par in a gentle way.\par
The things you say\par clearly show your sin.\par Job, you are trying to hide your sin\par by using clever words.\par
Did you listen to God’s secret plans?\par Do you think you are the only wise person?\par
No, it is because you have sinned much.\par Job, you never stop sinning!\par
And God said to people,\par “Fear and respect the Lord—\par that is wisdom.\par Don’t do evil things—\par that is understanding.”\par
“But Job, you are wrong about this.\par And I will prove you are wrong.\par Why? Because God knows more\par than any person. {\cf2\super [70]} \par
God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par
We sinned against God\par but he didn’t give us\par the punishment we deserved.\par
The Lord tells his secrets to his followers.\par He teaches his Agreement {\cf2\super [153]} to them.\par
The Lord’s love and kindness never ends. {\cf2\super [22]} \par His compassion never ends.\par
But there is a God in heaven who tells secret things. God gave King Nebuchadnezzar dreams to show him what will happen at a later time. This was your dream, and these are the things you saw while lying on your bed:
Then the king said to Daniel, “I know for sure your God is the most important and powerful God. And he is the Lord of all the kings. He tells people about things they can’t know. I know this is true because you were able to tell these secret things to me.”
People who lived in other times were not told that secret truth. But now, through the Spirit, {\cf2\super [20]} God has shown that secret truth to his holy apostles {\cf2\super [21]} and prophets. {\cf2\super [22]}
“There are some things that the Lord our God has kept secret. Only he knows those things. But the Lord told us about some things. And those teachings are for us and our descendants [195] forever! And we must obey all the commands in that law.