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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The measure thereof <i>is</i> longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their measure <i>is</i> longer than the earth And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Its measurement is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Its measure is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“It is longer in measure [and scope] than the earth, And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and these mysteries outreach the earth and the ocean? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God's greatness is broader than the earth, wider than the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Its measure [is] longer than earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Longer than earth is its measure, And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Its measure long above the earth, and broad above the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It is longer than the earth in measure, and broader than the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Its measure is longer than the Earth and it is broader than the sea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1689" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4055.htm" title="4055: mid·dāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Or med; from madad; properly, extent, i.e. Height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture; also a carpet.">Their measure</a> <a href="/hebrew/752.htm" title="752: ’ă·ruk·kāh (Adj-fs) -- Long. From 'arak; long.">is longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7342.htm" title="7342: ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh (Conj-w:: Adj-fs) -- Wide, broad. From rachab; roomy, in any direction, literally or figuratively.">and wider</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">than the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></span><br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Psalm 145:3</a></span><br />Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a></span><br />“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18-19</a></span><br />will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-3.htm">Proverbs 25:3</a></span><br />As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-11</a></span><br />But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a></span><br />Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-3.htm">Colossians 2:3</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Psalm 36:6</a></span><br />Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></span><br />He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Romans 8:39</a></span><br />neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.</p><p class="hdg">longer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-24.htm">Job 28:24,25</a></b></br> For he looketh to the ends of the earth, <i>and</i> seeth under the whole heaven; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Psalm 65:5-8</a></b></br> <i>By</i> terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; <i>who art</i> the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off <i>upon</i> the sea: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9,10</a></b></br> <i>If</i> I take the wings of the morning, <i>and</i> dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Broader</a> <a href="/job/10-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">Wider</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Broader</a> <a href="/job/12-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/12-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Wider</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Their measure is longer than the earth</b><br>This phrase speaks to the immeasurable nature of God's wisdom and understanding. In the context of Job, Zophar is emphasizing the vastness of divine knowledge compared to human understanding. The earth, in ancient Near Eastern cosmology, was seen as a vast and expansive creation, yet God's wisdom surpasses even this. This echoes other biblical passages such as <a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a>, where God's ways and thoughts are described as higher than the heavens are above the earth. The use of "longer than the earth" suggests an infinite quality, pointing to the eternal nature of God, who is not bound by the physical dimensions of creation.<p><b>and wider than the sea.</b><br>The sea, often representing chaos and mystery in ancient cultures, is used here to illustrate the breadth of God's wisdom. The Mediterranean Sea, known to the people of the Bible, was vast and seemingly endless, symbolizing the unknown and the uncontrollable. By stating that God's measure is "wider than the sea," the text underscores the idea that God's understanding encompasses all mysteries and is beyond human comprehension. This can be connected to <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9-10</a>, where the psalmist speaks of God's presence even in the farthest reaches of the sea, highlighting His omnipresence and omniscience. The imagery of the sea also foreshadows the calming of the storm by Jesus in the New Testament, where He demonstrates authority over the natural world, further illustrating the divine wisdom and power that surpasses human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar speaks to Job, suggesting that Job's understanding of God is limited and that God's wisdom is vast and incomprehensible.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_and_the_sea.htm">The Earth and the Sea</a></b><br>Used metaphorically by Zophar to describe the immeasurable and boundless nature of God's wisdom and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_immeasurable_wisdom_of_god.htm">The Immeasurable Wisdom of God</a></b><br>God's wisdom is beyond human understanding, and we must approach Him with humility, recognizing our limitations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand our circumstances, we can trust that God's wisdom and plans are perfect and for our ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Like Job, we may not always understand God's ways, but we are called to remain humble and faithful, trusting in His greater plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>Zophar's approach reminds us to be cautious in how we counsel others, ensuring our words are rooted in compassion and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_creation.htm">Reflecting on God's Creation</a></b><br>The vastness of the earth and sea can serve as a reminder of God's greatness and the depth of His wisdom, encouraging us to worship and revere Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_above_levitical_sacrifices.htm">What is the oldest book in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_abaddon_apollyon.htm">Who is Abaddon or Apollyon in religious texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_91_contradict_job's_suffering.htm">In light of biblical accounts where the righteous do suffer (e.g., Job), does Psalm 91 contradict other Scriptures regarding God's protection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.</span> Zophar's metaphors are drawn from the objects which, to his mind, exceed in extent all others. "The earth" and "the sea" represent to him the illimitable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Their measure</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4055.htm">Strong's 4055: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extent, height, a measure, a vesture, a carpet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is longer</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרֻכָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ruk·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_752.htm">Strong's 752: </a> </span><span class="str2">Long</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wider</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7342.htm">Strong's 7342: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wide, broad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than the sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-9.htm">Job 11:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:9 Its measure is longer than the earth (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>