² How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

³ Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

⁴ Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

⁵ The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

⁶ They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

⁷ So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

¹⁴ With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

³ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

⁴ Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

⁹ Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

⁴ I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

⁵ But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

² No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

²⁵ How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

¹² Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?