Job 26
1 Then responded Job, and said: —
Then Job responded by saying:
2 How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?
3 How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.
4 Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?
5 The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.
The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. (Sheol h7585)
7 Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.
8 Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.
9 Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.
10 A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
11 The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.
12 By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.
13 By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.
His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.
14 Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?
