Job 26
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
And Job answered and said,
2 What — thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
3 What — thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
4 With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?
For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
8 Binding 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 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
11 Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.
He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13 By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.
By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
14 Lo, these [are] the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?
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?
