¹Siis rääkis Iiob ja ütles:

¹And Job answered and said,

²'Kuidas sa küll oled aidanud rammetut, toetanud jõuetut käsivart!

²How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!

³Kuidas sa küll oled rumalale nõu andnud ja suurt tarkust õpetanud!

³How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!

⁴Kelle abiga sa oled pidanud kõnesid ja kelle vaim on sinust välja tulnud?

⁴For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

⁵Surnute vaimud all värisevad, hirmu täis on veed ja nende elanikud.

⁵The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;

⁶Paljas on surmavald Jumala ees ja kadupaigal pole katet.

⁶Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

⁷Ta laotab põhjakaare tühjuse üle ja riputab maa eimillegi kohale.

⁷He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

⁸Ta seob veed oma pilvedesse ja pilv ei rebenegi nende raskuse all.

⁸He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

⁹Ta peidab oma aujärje, laotab selle üle oma pilve.

⁹He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.

¹⁰Ta joonistab vetepinnale sõõri kuni valguse ja pimeduse piirini.

¹⁰He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

¹¹Taeva sambad kõiguvad ja kohkuvad tema sõitlusest.

¹¹The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

¹²Oma rammuga liigutab ta merd ja oma taibukuses peksab ta Rahabit.

¹²He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

¹³Tema hingusest selgib taevas, tema käsi torkab läbi põgeneva mao.

¹³By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.

¹⁴Vaata, need on ainult tema tee ääred. Ja see on siiski ainult sosin, mida me temast kuuleme. Aga tema vägevuse äikest - kes seda suudaks mõista?'

¹⁴Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?