Job 26
1 Respondens autem Iob, dixit:
And Job answereth and saith: —
2 Cuius adiutor es? numquid imbecillis? et sustentas brachium eius, qui non est fortis?
What — thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
3 Cui dedisti consilium? forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam, et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.
What — thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.
4 Quem docere voluisti? nonne eum, qui fecit spiramentum?
With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?
5 Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis, et qui habitant cum eis.
The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.
Naked [is] Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction. (Sheol h7585)
7 Qui extendit Aquilonem super vacuum, et appendit terram super nihilum.
Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
8 Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis, ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
10 Terminum circumdedit aquis, usque dum finiantur lux et tenebrae.
A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.
11 Columnae caeli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum eius.
Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
12 In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, et prudentia eius percussit superbum.
By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.
13 Spiritus eius ornavit caelos: et obstetricante manu eius, eductus est coluber tortuosus.
By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.
14 Ecce, haec ex parte dicta sunt viarum eius: et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis eius audierimus, quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri?
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?
