Canst thou by searching find out God?
canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
deeper than hell; what canst thou know ?
The measure thereof is longer than the earth,
and broader than the sea.
If he cut off , and shut up , or gather together , then who can hinder him?
For he knoweth vain men:
he seeth wickedness also;
will he not then consider it?
though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away ,
and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;
yea, thou shalt be stedfast , and shalt not fear :
Because thou shalt forget thy misery,
and remember it as waters that pass away :
thou shalt shine forth , thou shalt be as the morning.
And thou shalt be secure ,
because there is hope;
yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
Also thou shalt lie down ,
and none shall make thee afraid ;
yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail , and they shall not escape ,
and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Job 11:7-20