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The matter
This refers to understanding God. Alternate translation: "To understand God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
is as high as heaven ... deeper than Sheol
The impossibility of understanding God is spoken of as if it were impossible to go to these extremely far away places. Alternate translation: "is as inaccessible as the highest places in heaven ... is more inaccessible than the deepest places in Sheol" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)
what can you do?
Zophar uses this question to show that a person cannot do anything to understand God fully. Alternate translation: "you cannot do anything." or "you cannot understand him fully." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
what can you know?
Zophar uses this question to show that a person cannot do anything to know God fully. Alternate translation: "you cannot know God fully." or "you cannot know all there is to know." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)