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1 Then Job spoke again:
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Then Job said:
2 “How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak!
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How well you have helped the weak, saved those with frail arms,
3 How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered!
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advised one lacking wisdom, informed many with insight!
4 Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you?
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With whom have you spoken; whose breath was expelled from you?
5 “The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters.
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The dead writhe, the inhabitants beneath the waters as well.
6 The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered.
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The grave is naked before God; the underworld lacks covering.
7 God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
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He stretched the North over chaos, hung earth over nothing;
8 He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.
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wrapped up water in his clouds, yet they didn't burst out below;
9 He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds.
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hid the face of the full moon, spreading his cloud over it;
10 He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night.
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traced a circle on the water's surface, at the limit of light and darkness.
11 The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke.
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Heaven's pillars shook, terrified by his blast.
12 By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
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By his power he stilled the Sea; split Rahab with his cleverness.
13 His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent.
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Due to his wind, heaven became clear; his hand split the fleeing serpent.
14 These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”
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Look, these are only the outer fringe of his ways; we hear only a whispered word about him. Who can understand his thunderous power?
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