1 B ut Job answered and said:

¶ Job answered and said,

2 “ How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength?

How hast thou helped the one who has no power? Hast thou saved with thy arm the one who has no strength?

3 H ow have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many?

How hast thou counselled the one that has no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

4 T o whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you?

To whom hast thou uttered words, and whose is the spirit that comes forth from thee?

5 “ The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.

¶ Dead things are formed under the waters and of its dwelling places.

6 S heol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering.

Sheol is naked before him, and hell has no covering.

7 H e stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.

He stretches out the north wind over the empty place and hangs the earth upon nothing.

8 H e binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.

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

9 H e covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.

He holds back the face of his throne and spreads his cloud upon it.

10 H e drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.

He has compassed the waters with bounds until the end of light and darkness.

11 T he pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke.

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

12 H e stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

He divides the sea with his power, and by his intelligence he smites its pride.

13 B y His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has formed the fleeing serpent.

14 I ndeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

Behold, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion have we heard of him? For the thunder of his power, who shall understand?