Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 But Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered:
2 To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that much strength, and who has a strong arm?
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"How you have helped one who has no power! How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
3 To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
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How you have counseled one who has no wisdom, and given much good advice!
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
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With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you?
5 Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?
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The shades below tremble, the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering.
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Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
7 He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
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He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not rent under it.
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He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not torn open by them.
9 He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
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He covers the face of the full moon, and spreads over it his cloud.
10 He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
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He has described a circle on the face of the waters, at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
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The pillars of heaven tremble, and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 He has calmed the sea with might, and by wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
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By his power he stilled the Sea; by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
13 And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
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By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ ?
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These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways; and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
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