“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And hangs the earth on nothing.

“By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.

“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].

“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.

“The spirits of the dead tremble
Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.

“He stirred up the sea by His power,
And by His understanding He smashed [proud] Rahab.

“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],
The faintest whisper of His voice!
Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”

“The pillars of the heavens tremble
And are terrified at His rebuke.

“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.

“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!
How you have saved the arm that is without strength!

But Job answered and said,

“He covers the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.

“To whom have you uttered [these] words?
And whose spirit [inspired what] came forth from you?

“How you have counseled the one who has no wisdom!
And how abundantly you have provided sound wisdom and helpful insight!