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1 But Job answered and said,
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Then Iyov replied,
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
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"What great help you bring to the powerless! what deliverance to the arm without strength!
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
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Such wonderful advice for a man lacking wisdom! So much common sense you've expressed!
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
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Who helped you to say these words? Whose spirit is it, coming forth from you?
5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
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"The ghosts of the dead tremble beneath the water, with its creatures.
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
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Sh'ol is naked before him; Abaddon lies uncovered.
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
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He stretches the north over chaos and suspends the earth on nothing.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
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He binds up the water in his thick clouds, yet no cloud is torn apart by it.
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
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He shuts off the view of his throne by spreading his cloud across it.
10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
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He fixed a circle on the surface of the water, defining the boundary between light and dark.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
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The pillars of heaven tremble, aghast at his rebuke.
12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
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He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his skill he strikes down Rahav.
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
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With his Spirit he spreads the heavens; his hand pierces the fleeing serpent.
14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
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And these are but the fringes of his ways; how faint the echo we hear of him! But who is able to grasp the meaning of his thundering power?"