1 T hen Job responded,

Then Job answered and said,

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

How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

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

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

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

To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

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

They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

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

Sheol is naked before God, And Abaddon hath no covering.

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

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

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

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

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

He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

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

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

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

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

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

He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

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

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift 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?”

Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?