| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1But Job answered and said, | 1Then Job replied: |
| 2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? | 2"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the arm that is feeble! |
| 3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? | 3What advice you have offered to one without wisdom! And what great insight you have displayed! |
| 4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? | 4Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit spoke from your mouth? |
| 5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. | 5"The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them. |
| 6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. | 6The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered. |
| 7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. | 7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. |
| 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. | 8He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight. |
| 9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. | 9He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it. |
| 10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. | 10He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness. |
| 11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. | 11The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke. |
| 12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. | 12By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces. |
| 13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. | 13By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpent. |
| 14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? | 14And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?" |
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