אִיּוֹב 26

1 וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Job answered and said:

2 מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃

How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!

3 מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃

How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!

4 אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?

5 הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.

6 עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol h7585)

The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol h7585)

7 נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃

He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

8 צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

9 מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.

10 חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.

11 עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃

The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.

12 בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם ובתובנתו מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃

By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.

13 בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.

14 הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת דרכו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גבורתו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ ס

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?