Job’s Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad

26 Then[fn] Job answered and said,

• 2 [fn] have helped[fn] How you[fn] have assistedthe arm[fn]
• 3 [fn] have advised[fn] And what sound wisdom you[fn] have made known[fn]
• 4 [fn] have you[fn] uttered words, and whose breath has come forth from you?[fn]
• 5  below the waters and their inhabitants.
• 6 is naked before him, and there is no covering for Abaddon.
• 7 the north over emptiness; he hangs the earth[fn]
• 8 He ties up the water in its clouds, and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.[fn]
• 9 He covers the face of the full moon;[fn]he spreads his cloud over it.
• 10 [fn] on the face of the water[fn]
• 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and they are astounded at his rebuke.
• 12  and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
• 13 [fn] his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
• 14 are the outer fringes of his ways, and[fn] that we hear of him!
• But[fn] who can understand the thunder of his power?”