1 T hen Job answered,

¶ 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 him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

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? Whose spirit came out of you?

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

5 “ The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

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

6 S heol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

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

7 H e stretches out the north over empty space, and 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 waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.

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

9 H e encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.

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

10 H e has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines 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 strikes through Rahab.

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

13 B y his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

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

14 B ehold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do 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?