Job 26
1 But Job answered and said,
1 וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
2 מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
3 מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
4 אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
5 הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
6 עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
7 נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
8 צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
9 מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃
10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
10 חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
11 עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃
12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
12 בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם *ובתובנתו **וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
13 בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃
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?
14 הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת *דרכו **דְּרָכָ֗יו וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם *גבורתו **גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ ס
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