DRC, VulgClementine, KJV - Job - 26

26:1  Then Job answered, and said:

26:1  Respondens autem Job dixit :

26:1  But Job answered and said,

26:2  Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?

26:2  Cujus adjutor es ? numquid imbecillis ? et sustentas brachium ejus qui non est fortis ?

26:2  How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

26:3  To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.

26:3  Cui dedisti consilium ? forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam : et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.

26:3  How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

26:4  Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?

26:4  Quem docere voluisti ? nonne eum qui fecit spiramentum ?

26:4  To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

26:5  Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.

26:5  Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis, et qui habitant cum eis.

26:5  Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

26:6  Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.

26:6  Nudus est infernus coram illo, et nullum est operimentum perditioni.

26:6  Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

26:7  He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

26:7  Qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum, et appendit terram super nihilum.

26:7  He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

26:8  He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.

26:8  Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis, ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.

26:8  He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

26:9  He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.

26:9  Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.

26:9  He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

26:10  He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.

26:10  Terminum circumdedit aquis, usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ.

26:10  He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

26:11  The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.

26:11  Columnæ cæli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum ejus.

26:11  The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

26:12  By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.

26:12  In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, et prudentia ejus percussit superbum.

26:12  He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

26:13  His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

26:13  Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos, et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus.

26:13  By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

26:14  Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?

26:14  Ecce hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum ejus : et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis ejus audierimus, quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri ?

26:14  Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?