Job 26

1Then Job made answer and said,

1And Job answereth and saith: --

1Then Job answered, and said:

2How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!

2What--thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!

2Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?

3How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

3What--thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.

3To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.

4To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?

4With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?

4Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?

5The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.

5The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.

5Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.

6The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.

6Naked <FI>is<Fi> Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

6Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.

7By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.

7Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

7He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

8By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.

8Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

8He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.

9By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.

9Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

9He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.

10By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.

10A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

10He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.

11The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.

11Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.

11The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.

12By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

12By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.

12By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.

13By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.

13By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.

13His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

14See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.

14Lo, these <FI>are<Fi> the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?

14Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?