11:1 纳阿玛人左法尔发言说：
And Zophar the Naamathite spoke out and said: 11:2 难道喋喋不休，就不需要答复﹖难道多嘴多舌的人，就自然有理﹖
Should not the man of many words be answered, or must the garrulous man necessarily be right? 11:3 你的空谈，岂能叫人缄默﹖你如此谩骂，难道无人使你羞愧﹖
Shall your babblings keep men silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke? 11:4 你说过：「我的品行是纯洁的，我在你眼中是清白的。」
Shall you say: "My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight"? 11:5 但愿天主讲话，开口答复你!
But oh, that God would speak, and open his lips against you, 11:6 将智慧的秘密，——即那难以理解的事——启示给你，那么你便知道，天主向你算罪债。
And tell you that the secrets of wisdom are twice as effective: So you might learn that God will make you answer for your guilt. 11:7 你岂能探究天主的奥秘，或洞悉全能者的完美﹖
Can you penetrate the designs of God? Dare you vie with the perfection of the Almighty? 11:8 完美高于诸天，你能作什么﹖深于阴府，你能知道什么﹖
It is higher than the heavens; what can you do? It is deeper than the nether world; what can you know? 11:9 其量长过大地，阔于海洋。
It is longer than the earth in measure, and broader than the sea. 11:10 天主若经过，谁能扣留他﹖他若下了逮捕令，谁能阻挡他﹖
If he seize and imprison or call to judgment, who then can say him nay? 11:11 他洞悉人的虚伪，明察人的罪行，且无不注意。
For he knows the worthlessness of men and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it? 11:12 如此，愚蠢者才可获得智慧，野性驴驹才能变为驯良。
Will empty man then gain understanding, and the wild jackass be made docile? 11:13 你若居心正直，向他伸开你的双手；
If you set your heart aright and stretch out your hands toward him, 11:14 你若将手中的罪恶除掉，不容不义留在你的帐幕内；
If you remove all iniquity from your conduct, and let not injustice dwell in your tent, 11:15 那么你定能仰首无愧，一定站立稳定，一无所惧；
Surely then you may lift up your face in innocence; you may stand firm and unafraid. 11:16 你必能忘却痛苦，纵然想起，也必似水流去；
For then you shall forget your misery, or recall it like waters that have ebbed away. 11:17 你的寿命如日中之光华，纵有阴暗也，必仍如晨曦。
Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday; its gloom shall become as the morning, 11:18 因有希望，你才感觉安全；因有保护，你才坦然躺卧；
And you shall be secure, because there is hope; you shall look round you and lie down in safety, 11:19 你躺卧，无人敢来扰乱你，反而有多人来奉承你。
and you shall take your rest with none to disturb. Many shall entreat your favor, 11:20 然而恶人的双眼必要憔悴，他们安身之所全必毁坏，他们的希望只在吐出最后一口气。
but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, they shall wait to expire.