Job

 4 To whom are you trying to speak,

And who inspired you to say such things?*

 5 Those who are powerless in death tremble;

They are even lower than the waters and their inhabitants.

 6 The Grave* is naked in front of God,*+

And the place of destruction* lies uncovered.

 7 He stretches out the northern sky* over empty space,*+

Suspending the earth upon nothing;

 8 He wraps up the waters in his clouds,+

So that the clouds do not burst under their weight;

 9 He shuts off the view of his throne,

Spreading out his cloud over it.+

10 He marks out the horizon* on the surface of the waters;+

He makes a boundary between light and darkness.

11 The very pillars of heaven shake;

They are stunned by his rebuke.

12 He stirs up the sea with his power,+

And by his understanding he breaks the sea monster* to pieces.+

13 With his breath* he makes the skies clear;

His hand pierces the elusive* serpent.

14 Look! These are just the fringes of his ways;+

Only a faint whisper has been heard of him!