Jb 26 (King James)

¹ But Job answered and said,
² How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
³ How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
⁴ To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
⁵ Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
⁶ Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
⁷ He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
⁸ He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
⁹ He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
¹⁰ He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
¹¹ The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
¹² He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
¹³ By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
¹⁴ Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Jb 26 (Segond 1910)

¹ Job prit la parole et dit:
² Comme tu sais bien venir en aide à la faiblesse ! Comme tu prêtes secours au bras sans force !
³ Quels bons conseils tu donnes à celui qui manque d'intelligence ! Quelle abondance de sagesse tu fais paraître !
⁴ A qui s'adressent tes paroles ? Et qui est-ce qui t'inspire ?
⁵ Devant Dieu les ombres tremblent Au-dessous des eaux et de leurs habitants ;
⁶ Devant lui le séjour des morts est nu, L'abîme n'a point de voile.
⁷ Il étend le septentrion sur le vide, Il suspend la terre sur le néant.
⁸ Il renferme les eaux dans ses nuages, Et les nuages n'éclatent pas sous leur poids.
⁹ Il couvre la face de son trône, Il répand sur lui sa nuée.
¹⁰ Il a tracé un cercle à la surface des eaux, Comme limite entre la lumière et les ténèbres.
¹¹ Les colonnes du ciel s'ébranlent, Et s'étonnent à sa menace.
¹² Par sa force il soulève la mer, Par son intelligence il en brise l'orgueil.
¹³ Son souffle donne au ciel la sérénité, Sa main transperce le serpent fuyard.
¹⁴ Ce sont là les bords de ses voies, C'est le bruit léger qui nous en parvient ; Mais qui entendra le tonnerre de sa puissance ?

Jb 26 (Vulgate)

¹ Respondens autem Job dixit :
² [Cujus adjutor es ? numquid imbecillis ? et sustentas brachium ejus qui non est fortis ?
³ Cui dedisti consilium ? forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam : et prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.
⁴ Quem docere voluisti ? nonne eum qui fecit spiramentum ?
⁵ Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis, et qui habitant cum eis.
⁶ Nudus est infernus coram illo, et nullum est operimentum perditioni.
⁷ Qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum, et appendit terram super nihilum.
⁸ Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis, ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.
⁹ Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.
¹⁰ Terminum circumdedit aquis, usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ.
¹¹ Columnæ cæli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum ejus.
¹² In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt, et prudentia ejus percussit superbum.
¹³ Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos, et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus.
¹⁴ Ecce hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum ejus : et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis ejus audierimus, quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri ?]