1750 Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims (DR)

Job 26

1 Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad, 5 acknowledgeth the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable.

 26:1 ¶ Then Job answered, and said:

 26:2 Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?

 26:3 To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.

 26:4 Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?

 26:5 Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.

 26:6 Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.

 26:7 He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

 26:8 He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.

 26:9 He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.

 26:10 He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.

 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.

 26:12 By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.

 26:13 His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

 26:14 Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?