Job: Man’s Frailty and God’s Majesty
1 But Job answered and said:
1 But 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 have you saved the arm that has no strength?
3 How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?
4 To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit came from you?
And whose spirit came from you?
5 “The dead tremble,
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
6 Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.
And Destruction has no covering.
7 He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
He hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds [a]are not broken under it.
Yet the clouds [a]are not broken under it.
9 He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are [b]astonished at His rebuke.
And are [b]astonished at His rebuke.
12 He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up [c]the storm.
And by His understanding He breaks up [c]the storm.
13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed 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?”
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”