איוב כו

Then Job said in reply:

You would help without having the strength;
You would deliver with arms that have no power.

Without having the wisdom, you offer advice
And freely give your counsel.

To whom have you addressed words?
Whose breath issued from you?

The shades tremble
Beneath the waters and their denizens.

Sheol stands naked;
Abaddon has no cover.

[God] is the One who stretched out Zaphon over chaos,
Who suspended earth over emptiness.

The waters were wrapped up in God’s clouds;
Yet no cloud burst under their weight.

[God] shuts off the view of the heavenly throne,
Spreading a cloud over it,

Drawing a boundary on the surface of the waters,
At the extreme where light and darkness meet.

The pillars of heaven tremble,
Astounded at God’s blasts.

With power [God] stilled the sea;
With skill [God] struck down Rahab.

With a wind [God] calmed the heavens;
God’s hand pierced the Elusive Serpent.

These are but glimpses of God’s rule,
The mere whisper we are able to perceive;
Who can absorb the thunder of God’s mighty deeds?