| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1But Job answered and said: | 1But Job answered and said, |
| 2“How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? | 2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? |
| 3How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many? | 3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? |
| 4To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you? | 4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? |
| 5“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them. | 5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. |
| 6Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. | 6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. |
| 7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. | 7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. |
| 8He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it. | 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. |
| 9He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it. | 9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. |
| 10He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. | 10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. |
| 11The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. | 11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. |
| 12He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. | 12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. |
| 13By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. | 13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. |
| 14Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” | 14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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