Job 26
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
Then Job answered and said:
2 What — thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
3 What — thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
4 With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.
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 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And 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, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
10 A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
11 Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
12 By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
13 By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand 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 way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth 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?
