Job 26–27

26But Job answered and said,

²How hast thou helped him that is without power?

How savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

³How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom?

And how hast thou plentifully declared ^athe thing as it is?

⁴To whom hast thou uttered words?

And whose spirit came from thee?

^5bDead things ^care formed

From under the waters, ^||and the inhabitants thereof.

^6dHell is naked before him,

And ^edestruction hath no covering.

^7fHe stretcheth out the north over ^gthe empty place,

And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

⁸He ^hbindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;

And the cloud is not rent under them.

⁹He holdeth back the face of his throne,

And ⁱspreadeth his cloud upon it.

¹⁰He ^jhath compassed the waters with ^kbounds,

^†Until the day and night come to an end.

^11lThe pillars of heaven tremble

And are astonished at his reproof.

^12mHe divideth the sea with his power,

And by his understanding he smiteth through ^†the proud.

¹³By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens;

His hand ^chath formed ⁿthe crooked serpent.

¹⁴Lo, these are parts of his ⁿⁿways:

But how ^olittle a portion is heard ^pof him?

But the thunder of his power who can understand?

27Moreover Job ^†continued his parable, and said,

^2aAs God liveth, ^bwho hath taken away my judgment;

And the Almighty, who hath ^†vexed my soul;

^3cAll the while my breath is in me,

And ^||the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

⁴My lips shall not speak ^dwickedness,

Nor my tongue utter ^ddeceit.

^5eGod forbid that I should justify you:

Till I die I will not remove mine ^fintegrity from me.

⁶My righteousness I ^ghhold fast, and will not ^hlet it go:

ⁱMy heart shall not reproach me ^†so long as I live.

⁷Let mine enemy be as the wicked,

And ^khe that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

^8lFor what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he ^mhath gained,

When God taketh away his soul?

⁹ⁿWill God hear his cry

When trouble cometh upon him?

^10oWill he delight himself in the Almighty?

Will he always call upon God?

¹¹I will teach you ^||by the hand of God:

That which is ^pwith the Almighty will I not conceal.

¹²Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;

Why then are ye thus altogether vain?

^13qThis is the portion of a wicked man with God,

And the heritage of ^roppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

^14sIf his children be multiplied, it is for ^tthe sword:

And his ^uoffspring ^tshall not be satisfied with bread.

¹⁵Those that remain of him ^tshall be buried in death:

And ^whis widows shall not weep.

¹⁶Though he ^xheap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

¹⁷He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And ^ythe innocent shall divide the silver.

¹⁸He buildeth ^zhis house as a ^amoth,

And as a ^bbooth that ^cthe keeper maketh.

¹⁹The rich man ^dshall lie down, but he shall not be ^egathered:

He openeth his eyes, and ^fhe is not.

^20gTerrors take hold on him as ^hwaters,

A ⁱtempest stealeth him away ^djin the night.

²¹The east wind carrieth him away, and ^khe departeth:

And ^las a storm hurleth him ^mout of his place.

²²For God shall ⁿcast upon him, and not spare:

^†He would fain flee out of his hand.

²³Men shall ^oclap their hands at him,

And shall ^phiss him ^mout of his place.