Job 26
1 Then responded Job, and said: —
Then Job answered, and said:
2 How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?
3 How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.
4 Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?
5 The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.
Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction. (Sheol h7585)
7 Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.
9 Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.
10 A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.
11 The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.
12 By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.
13 By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
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?
Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?
