¹Respondens autem Job dixit:Then Job responded by saying:

¹Respondens autem Job dixit:Then Job responded by saying:

²Cujus adjutor es?Whose assistant are you?numquid imbecillis?Is he weak-minded?et sustentas brachium ejus qui non est fortis?And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?

²Cujus adjutor es?Whose assistant are you?numquid imbecillis?Is he weak-minded?et sustentas brachium ejus qui non est fortis?And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?

³Cui dedisti consilium?To whom have you given advice?forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam:Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdomet prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.

³Cui dedisti consilium?To whom have you given advice?forsitan illi qui non habet sapientiam:Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdomet prudentiam tuam ostendisti plurimam.or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.

⁴Quem docere voluisti?Who is it that you wanted to teach?nonne eum qui fecit spiramentum?Was it not him that created the breath of life?

⁴Quem docere voluisti?Who is it that you wanted to teach?nonne eum qui fecit spiramentum?Was it not him that created the breath of life?

⁵Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis,Behold, giant things groan under the waters,et qui habitant cum eis.and they dwell with them.

⁵Ecce gigantes gemunt sub aquis,Behold, giant things groan under the waters,et qui habitant cum eis.and they dwell with them.

⁶Nudus est infernus coram illo,The underworld is naked before him,et nullum est operimentum perditioni.and there is no covering for perdition.

⁶Nudus est infernus coram illo,The underworld is naked before him,et nullum est operimentum perditioni.and there is no covering for perdition.

⁷Qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum,He stretched out the North over emptiness,et appendit terram super nihilum.and he suspended the land over nothing.

⁷Qui extendit aquilonem super vacuum,He stretched out the North over emptiness,et appendit terram super nihilum.and he suspended the land over nothing.

⁸Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis,He secures the waters in his clouds,ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.

⁸Qui ligat aquas in nubibus suis,He secures the waters in his clouds,ut non erumpant pariter deorsum.so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.

⁹Qui tenet vultum solii sui,He holds back the face of his throne,et expandit super illud nebulam suam.and he stretches his cloud over it.

⁹Qui tenet vultum solii sui,He holds back the face of his throne,et expandit super illud nebulam suam.and he stretches his cloud over it.

¹⁰Terminum circumdedit aquis,He has set limits around the waters,usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ.until light and darkness shall reach their limit.

¹⁰Terminum circumdedit aquis,He has set limits around the waters,usque dum finiantur lux et tenebræ.until light and darkness shall reach their limit.

¹¹Columnæ cæli contremiscunt,The pillars of heaven trembleet pavent ad nutum ejus.and are frightened at his nod.

¹¹Columnæ cæli contremiscunt,The pillars of heaven trembleet pavent ad nutum ejus.and are frightened at his nod.

¹²In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt,By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together,et prudentia ejus percussit superbum.and his foresight has struck the arrogant.

¹²In fortitudine illius repente maria congregata sunt,By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together,et prudentia ejus percussit superbum.and his foresight has struck the arrogant.

¹³Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos,His spirit has adorned the heavens,et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus.and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.

¹³Spiritus ejus ornavit cælos,His spirit has adorned the heavens,et obstetricante manu ejus, eductus est coluber tortuosus.and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.

¹⁴Ecce hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum ejus:Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part,et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis ejus audierimus,and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word,quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri?who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?

¹⁴Ecce hæc ex parte dicta sunt viarum ejus:Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part,et cum vix parvam stillam sermonis ejus audierimus,and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word,quis poterit tonitruum magnitudinis illius intueri?who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?