[1] Then Job replied to his friends, [2] "You have helped the person who has no power and saved the arm that isn't strong. [3] You have advised the person who has no wisdom and offered so much assistance. [4] To whom have you spoken these words, and whose spirit has spoken through you? [5] "The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there. [6] Sheol is naked in God's presence, and Abaddon has no clothing. [7] "He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever. [8] He holds the water in his thick clouds, and the clouds don't even split under its weight. [9] He covers his throne by spreading his cloud over it. [10] He marks the horizon on the surface of the water at the boundary where light meets dark. [11] The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished when he yells at them. [12] With his power he calmed the sea. With his insight he killed Rahab the sea monster. [13] With his wind the sky was cleared. With his hand he stabbed the fleeing snake. [14] "These are only glimpses of what he does. We only hear a whisper of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?"
