He stretches the northern skies over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.

By His breath the heavens gained their beauty;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Sheol is naked before God,
and Abaddon has no covering.

He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters
at the boundary between light and darkness.

The departed spirits tremble
beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.

By His power He stirred the sea,
and by His understanding He crushed Rahab.

These are but the fringes of His ways;
how faint is the word we hear of Him!
Who can understand His mighty thunder?

The pillars that hold up the sky tremble,
astounded at His rebuke.

He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.

How you have helped the powerless
and delivered the arm that is weak!

Then Job answered:

He obscures the view of His throne,
spreading His cloud over it.

Who did you speak these words to?
Whose breath came out of your mouth?

How you have counseled the unwise
and thoroughly explained the path to success!