| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1But Job answered and said, | 1Then Job spoke again: |
| 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 weak! |
| 3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? | 3How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered! |
| 4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? | 4Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? Whose spirit speaks through you? |
| 5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. | 5“The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters. |
| 6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. | 6The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered. |
| 7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. | 7God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. | 8He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. |
| 9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. | 9He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. |
| 10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. | 10He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. |
| 11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. | 11The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke. |
| 12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. | 12By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. |
| 13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. | 13His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power 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? | 14These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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