Job 26
1 respondens autem Iob dixit
And Job answers and says:
2 cuius adiutor es numquid inbecilli et sustentas brachium eius qui non est fortis
“How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
3 cui dedisti consilium forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam
How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.
4 quem docere voluisti nonne eum qui fecit spiramen tuum
With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?
5 ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis et qui habitant cum eis
The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.
Sheol [is] naked before Him, And there is no covering to destruction. (Sheol h7585)
7 qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum et adpendit terram super nihili
Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on 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 burst under them.
9 qui tenet vultum solii sui et expandit super illud nebulam suam
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.
10 terminum circumdedit aquis usque dum finiantur lux et tenebrae
He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.
11 columnae caeli contremescunt et pavent ad nutum eius
Pillars of the heavens 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 has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.
13 spiritus eius ornavit caelos et obsetricante manu eius eductus est coluber tortuosus
He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed 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
Behold, these [are] the borders of His way, and how little a matter is heard of Him, and who understands the thunder of His might?”
