1 T hen Job responded,

2 “ What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength!

3 “ What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!

4 “ To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you? The Greatness of God

5 “ The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.

6 “ Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.

7 “ He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.

8 “ He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.

9 “ He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.

10 “ He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.

11 “ The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.

12 “ He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

13 “ By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

14 “ Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”