26:1  But Job answered and said,

26:2  "How have you helped the powerless, or saved the arm that has no strength?

26:3  How have you advised those who have no wisdom? How have you plentifully declared sound knowledge?

26:4  To whom have you spoken words? And whose spirit came from you?

26:5  The dead tremble beneath the waters, and those who dwell in them.

26:6  The grave is naked before Him, and destruction has no covering.

26:7  He stretches out the north over the empty space, and He hung the earth on nothing.

26:8  He binds up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not torn under them.

26:9  He covers the face of His throne, spreading His cloud upon it.

26:10  He has prescribed a limit upon the surface of the waters, and a boundary between light and darkness.

26:11  The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.

26:12  He quiets the sea with His power, and by His understanding He shatters the storm.

26:13  By His Spirit He has made the heavens beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

26:14  Lo, these are only the outer fringes of His ways; but what a trifling whisper we hear about Him! And the thunder of His power who can understand?"