Job 26
King James Version
26 But Job answered and said,
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
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?
Job 26
World English Bible
26 Then Job answered,
2 “How have you helped him who is without power!
How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
3 How have you counseled him who has no wisdom,
and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 To whom have you uttered words?
Whose spirit came out of you?
5 “The departed spirits tremble,
those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
6 Sheol[a] is naked before God,
and Abaddon[b] has no covering.
7 He stretches out the north over empty space,
and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not burst under them.
9 He encloses the face of his throne,
and spreads his cloud on it.
10 He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters,
and to the confines of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble
and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 He stirs up the sea with his power,
and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished.
His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways.
How small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Giobbe 26
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Bildad parla all'aria
26 Giobbe rispose:
2 Quanto aiuto hai dato al debole
e come hai soccorso il braccio senza forza!
3 Quanti buoni consigli hai dato all'ignorante
e con quanta abbondanza hai manifestato la saggezza!
4 A chi hai tu rivolto la parola
e qual è lo spirito che da te è uscito?
5 I morti tremano sotto terra,
come pure le acque e i loro abitanti.
6 Nuda è la tomba davanti a lui
e senza velo è l'abisso.
7 Egli stende il settentrione sopra il vuoto,
tiene sospesa la terra sopra il nulla.
8 Rinchiude le acque dentro le nubi,
e le nubi non si squarciano sotto il loro peso.
9 Copre la vista del suo trono
stendendovi sopra la sua nube.
10 Ha tracciato un cerchio sulle acque,
sino al confine tra la luce e le tenebre.
11 Le colonne del cielo si scuotono,
sono prese da stupore alla sua minaccia.
12 Con forza agita il mare
e con intelligenza doma Raab.
13 Al suo soffio si rasserenano i cieli,
la sua mano trafigge il serpente tortuoso.
14 Ecco, questi non sono che i margini delle sue opere;
quanto lieve è il sussurro che noi ne percepiamo!
Ma il tuono della sua potenza chi può comprenderlo?
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