| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Job responded, | 1Then Job answered: |
| 2"What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! | 2How you have helped the powerless and delivered the arm that is weak! |
| 3"What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! | 3How you have counseled the unwise and thoroughly explained the path to success! |
| 4"To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you? | 4Who did you speak these words to? Whose breath came out of your mouth? |
| 5"The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants. | 5The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them. |
| 6"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering. | 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. |
| 7"He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. | 7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 8"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them. | 8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight. |
| 9"He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it. | 9He obscures the view of His throne, spreading His cloud over it. |
| 10"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness. | 10He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. |
| 11"The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke. | 11The pillars that hold up the sky tremble, astounded at His rebuke. |
| 12"He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab. | 12By His power He stirred the sea, and by His understanding He crushed Rahab. |
| 13"By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13By His breath the heavens gained their beauty; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. |
| 14"Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?" | 14These are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the word we hear of Him! Who can understand His mighty thunder? |
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