[1] Then Job answered:
[2] “Bildad, Zophar, and Eliphaz, you have really been a big help for this tired, weary man! Oh yes, you have ˻really been an encouragement,˼ you have really made my weak arms strong again!
[3] Yes, you have given wonderful advice to the person with no wisdom! You have really shown how wise you are!
[4] Who helped you say these things? Whose spirit inspired you?
[5] “The spirits of dead people shake with fear in the waters under the earth.
[6] But God can see clearly into that place of death Death is not hidden from God.
[7] God stretched the northern sky over empty space. God hung the earth on nothing.
[8] God fills the thick clouds with water. But God doesn’t let that heavy weight break the clouds open.
[9] God covers the face of the full moon. He spreads his clouds over it and hides it.
[10] God drew the horizon on the ocean, like a circle where light and darkness meet.
[11] The foundations that hold up the sky shake with fear when God threatens them.
[12] God’s power makes the sea calm. God’s wisdom destroyed Rahab’s helpers.
[13] God’s breath makes the skies clear. God’s hand destroyed the snake that tried to get away.
[14] These are only a few of the amazing things that God does. We only hear a small whisper from God. No person can really understand how great and powerful God is.”