Job 26
1 Then Job responded by saying:
Then Job answered and said:
2 Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?
How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
3 To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
4 Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
5 Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.
Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.
The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
12 By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
13 His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.
14 Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?
Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
