New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Then Job answered:
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Then Job made answer and said,
2 "How you have helped one who has no power! How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
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How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
3 How you have counseled one who has no wisdom, and given much good advice!
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How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
4 With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you?
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To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?
5 The shades below tremble, the waters and their inhabitants.
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The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
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The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.
7 He stretches out Zaphon over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
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By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not torn open by them.
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By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
9 He covers the face of the full moon, and spreads over it his cloud.
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By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
10 He has described a circle on the face of the waters, at the boundary between light and darkness.
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By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and are astounded at his rebuke.
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The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
12 By his power he stilled the Sea; by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
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By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
13 By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
14 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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See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
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