< Job 26 >
1 And Job answered and said,
Then Job answered and said:
2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
4 For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol )
The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol )
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
10 He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
12 He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.
14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
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?