Job 26
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
Respondens autem Iob, dixit:
2 What — thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
Cuius adiutor es? numquid imbecillis? et sustentas brachium eius, qui non est fortis?
3 What — thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.
Cui dedisti consilium? forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam, et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.
4 With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?
Quem docere voluisti? nonne eum, qui fecit spiramentum?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.
Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis, et qui habitant cum eis.
Nudus est infernus coram illo, et nullum est operimentum perditioni. (Sheol h7585)
7 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
Qui extendit Aquilonem super vacuum, et appendit terram super nihilum.
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis, ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.
9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.
10 A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
Terminum circumdedit aquis, usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ.
11 Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
Columnæ cæli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum eius.
12 By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.
In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, et prudentia eius percussit superbum.
13 By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.
Spiritus eius ornavit cælos: et obstetricante manu eius, eductus est coluber tortuosus.
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?
Ecce, hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum eius: et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis eius audierimus, quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri?
