Jb 26 (Annotée Neuchâtel)

¹ Job prit la parole et dit :
² Quel secours tu as donné à l'impuissant ! Comme tu as aidé le bras sans force !
³ Quels conseils tu as donnés à celui qui est privé de sagesse ! Que de savoir tu as montré !
⁴ A qui as-tu adressé tes paroles ? De qui vient l'esprit qui a parlé par toi ?
⁵ Les trépassés tremblent Au-dessous des eaux et de leurs habitants.
⁶ Devant lui, le sépulcre est à nu Et l'abîme sans voile.
⁷ Il étend le septentrion sur le vide, Il suspend la terre sur le néant.
⁸ Il resserre les eaux dans ses nuages, Et la nuée ne crève pas sous leur poids.
⁹ Il voile la face de son trône, Il le couvre de ses nuages.
¹⁰ Il a tracé un cercle sur la surface des eaux, Là où la lumière confine aux ténèbres.
¹¹ Les colonnes des cieux sont ébranlées Et tremblent quand il gronde.
¹² Par sa force, il épouvante la mer ; Par son intelligence, il brise Rahab.
¹³ Par son souffle, le ciel devient serein ; Sa main perce le serpent fuyard.
¹⁴ Ce sont là les bords de ses voies, Et nous n'en percevons qu'un faible bruit. Le tonnerre de ses exploits, qui pourrait l'entendre ?

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?