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22 Indeed, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher[a] like him?
23 Who has prescribed his ways for him?
Or said to him, ‘You have done what is wicked’?
24 Remember to extol[b] his work,
which people have praised in song.
25 All humanity has seen it;
people gaze on it from afar.

The Work and Wisdom of God

26 “Yes, God is great—beyond our knowledge![c]
The number of his years is unsearchable.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:22 tn The word מוֹרֶה (moreh) is the Hiphil participle from יָרַה (yarah). It is related to the noun תּוֹרָה (torah, “what is taught” i.e., the law).
  2. Job 36:24 tn The expression is “that you extol,” serving as an object of the verb.
  3. Job 36:26 tn The last part has the verbal construction, “and we do not know.” This clause is to be used adverbially: “beyond our understanding.”

22 Look, God shows himself exalted by his power.
Who is a teacher like him?
23 Who has appointed his way for him,
and who has declared, “You have done wrong”?(A)
24 Remember that you should praise his work,
which people have sung about.(B)
25 All mankind has seen it;
people have looked at it from a distance.(C)
26 Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge;(D)
the number of his years cannot be counted.(E)

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