1 Bvt Iob answered, and sayde, 2 Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? sauest thou the arme that hath no strength? 3 Whome counsellest thou? him that hath no wisedome? thou shewest right well as the thing is. 4 To whom doest thou declare these words? or whose spirit commeth out of thee? 5 The dead things are formed vnder the waters, and neere vnto them. 6 The graue is naked before him, and there is no couering for destruction. 7 He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing. 8 He bindeth the waters in his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder them. 9 He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and spreadeth his cloude vpon it. 10 He hath set bounds about the waters, vntil the day and night come to an ende. 11 The pillars of heauen tremble and quake at his reproofe. 12 The sea is calme by his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth the pride thereof. 13 His Spirite hath garnished the heauens, and his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14 Loe, these are part of his wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? and who can vnderstand his fearefull power?
Job
1-2 What a big help you are to me—
poor, weak man that I am!
3 You give such good advice
and share your knowledge with a fool like me!
4 Who do you think will hear all your words?
Who inspired you to speak like this?
[Bildad]
5 The spirits of the dead tremble
in the waters under the earth.
6 The world of the dead lies open to God;
no covering shields it from his sight.
7 God stretched out the northern sky
and hung the earth in empty space.
8 It is God who fills the clouds with water
and keeps them from bursting with the weight.
9 He hides the full moon behind a cloud.
10 He divided light from darkness
by a circle drawn on the face of the sea.
11 When he threatens the pillars that hold up the sky,
they shake and tremble with fear.
12 It is his strength that conquered the sea;
by his skill he destroyed the monster Rahab.
13 It is his breath that made the sky clear,
and his hand that killed the escaping monster.
14 But these are only hints of his power,
only the whispers that we have heard.
Who can know how truly great God is?