Job Chapter 26 אִיּוֹב

א                  וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב, וַיֹּאמַר. 1 {S} Then Job answered and said:
ב  מֶה-עָזַרְתָּ, לְלֹא-כֹחַ;    הוֹשַׁעְתָּ, זְרוֹעַ לֹא-עֹז. 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
ג  מַה-יָּעַצְתָּ, לְלֹא חָכְמָה;    וְתֻשִׁיָּה, לָרֹב הוֹדָעְתָּ. 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
ד  אֶת-מִי, הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין;    וְנִשְׁמַת-מִי, יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ. 4 With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
ה  הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ--    מִתַּחַת מַיִם, וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם. 5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
ו  עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ;    וְאֵין כְּסוּת, לָאֲבַדּוֹן. 6 The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering.
ז  נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל-תֹּהוּ;    תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ, עַל-בְּלִי-מָה. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
ח  צֹרֵר-מַיִם בְּעָבָיו;    וְלֹא-נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם. 8 He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
ט  מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי-כִסֵּה;    פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנוֹ. 9 He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
י  חֹק-חָג, עַל-פְּנֵי-מָיִם--    עַד-תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם-חֹשֶׁךְ. 10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
יא  עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ;    וְיִתְמְהוּ, מִגַּעֲרָתוֹ. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
יב  בְּכֹחוֹ, רָגַע הַיָּם;    ובתובנתו וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ, מָחַץ רָהַב. 12 He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
יג  בְּרוּחוֹ, שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה;    חֹלְלָה יָדוֹ, נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ. 13 By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
יד  הֶן-אֵלֶּה, קְצוֹת דְּרָכָו--    וּמַה-שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר, נִשְׁמַע-בּוֹ;
וְרַעַם גְּבוּרֹתָו,    מִי יִתְבּוֹנָן.
14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! {N}
But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?