[1] Then Job answered: [2] "You are no help to the helpless! You have not aided the weak! [3] Your advice lacks wisdom! You have shown little understanding! [4] Who has helped you say these words? And where did you get these ideas? [5] "The spirits of the dead tremble, those who are beneath and in the waters. [6] Death is naked before God; destruction is uncovered before him. [7] God stretches the northern sky out over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. [8] He wraps up the waters in his thick clouds, but the clouds do not break under their weight. [9] He covers the face of the moon, spreading his clouds over it. [10] He draws the horizon like a circle on the water at the place where light and darkness meet. [11] Heaven's foundations shake when he thunders at them. [12] With his power he quiets the sea; by his wisdom he destroys Rahab, the sea monster. [13] He breathes, and the sky clears. His hand stabs the fleeing snake. [14] And these are only a small part of God's works. We only hear a small whisper of him. Who could understand God's thundering power?"
