1 But Job answered and said,

1 וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

2 מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ הֹ֝ושַׁ֗עְתָּ זְרֹ֣ועַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃

3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

3 מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הֹודָֽעְתָּ׃

4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

4 אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

5 הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחֹולָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃

6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

6 עָרֹ֣ום שְׁאֹ֣ול נֶגְדֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדֹּֽון׃

7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

7 נֹטֶ֣ה צָפֹ֣ון עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃

8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

8 צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃

9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

9 מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֹֽו׃

10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

10 חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית אֹ֣ור עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

11 עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרֹופָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹֽו׃

12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

12 בְּ֭כֹחֹו רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו וּ֝בִתְבוּנָתֹ֗ו מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃

13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

13 בְּ֭רוּחֹו שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה³ יָ֝דֹ֗ו נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

14 הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה׀ קְצֹ֬ות דַּרְכֹּו דְּרָכָ֗יו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בֹּ֑ו וְרַ֥עַם גְּבוּרָתֹו גְּ֝בוּרֹותָ֗יו³ מִ֣י יִתְבֹּונָֽן׃