Job 25:1–26:14
25 Thena Bildad the Shuhite answered and ⌊said⌋,b
2 “Domination and dread are with him
who makes peace in his high heavens.
3 Is there a number to his troops?
And upon whom does his light not rise?
4 “Indeed,c how can a human being be righteous before God?
And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
5 Look, even the moon ⌊is not bright⌋,d
and the stars are not pure in his sight.
6 ⌊How much less⌋e for a human being who is a maggot,
and ⌊a human⌋f who is a worm?”
Job’s Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad
26 Thena Job answered and said,
2 “How youb have helped ⌊one who has no power⌋!c
How youd have assisted the arm ⌊that has no strength⌋!e
3 How youf have advised ⌊one who has no wisdom⌋!g
And what sound wisdom youh have made known ⌊in abundance⌋!i
4 ⌊With whose help⌋j have youk uttered words,
and whose breath has come forth from you?l
5 “The spirits of the dead tremble
below the waters and their inhabitants.
and there is no covering for Abaddon.
7 He stretches out the north over emptiness;
he hangs the earth ⌊over nothing⌋.m
8 He ties up the water in its clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.n
9 He covers the face of the full moon;o
he spreads his cloud over it.
10 ⌊He has described a circle⌋p on the face of the water
⌊between light and darkness⌋.q
11 “The pillars of heaven tremble,
and they are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By his power he stilled the sea,
and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
13 By his breath ⌊the heavens were made clear⌋;r
his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways,
and ⌊how faint is the word⌋s that we hear of him!
Butt who can understand the thunder of his power?”