| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1But Job answered and said: | 1Then Job responded, |
| 2“How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? | 2"What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength! |
| 3How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many? | 3"What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided! |
| 4To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you? | 4"To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you? |
| 5“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them. | 5"The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants. |
| 6Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. | 6"Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering. |
| 7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. | 7"He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 8He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it. | 8"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them. |
| 9He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it. | 9"He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it. |
| 10He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. | 10"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness. |
| 11The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. | 11"The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke. |
| 12He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. | 12"He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab. |
| 13By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13"By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. |
| 14Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” | 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?" |
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