Job 26
1 Then responded Job, and said: —
But Job answered and said,
2 How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that [has] much strength, and [he] who has a strong arm?
3 How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
4 Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
5 The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?
Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
8 Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not rent under it.
9 Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
10 A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
12 By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
He has calmed the sea with [his] might, and by [his] wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
13 By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.
And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
14 Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ [it]?
