Job 26

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LA SACRA BIBBIA
1 Then Job responded by saying:	1 Allora Giobbe prese la parola e disse:
2 Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?	2 "Quanto aiuto hai prestato al debole, e come hai soccorso il braccio senza vigore!
3 To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.	3 Come hai consigliato l'ignorante, e quanta sagacità hai dimostrato!
4 Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?	4 A chi hai rivolto le tue parole e da chi viene l'ispirazione che emana da te?
5 Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.	5 I morti tremano sotto terra, come pure le acque e i loro abitanti.
6 The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition.	6 Gli inferi sono scoperti davanti a lui, e il regno della morte non ha velo.
7 He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.	7 Egli distende il settentrione sul vuoto e tiene sospesa la terra sul nulla.
8 He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.	8 Rinchiude le acque nelle nubi, senza che queste si squarcino sotto il peso.
9 He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.	9 Copre la vista del suo trono, stendendo su di esso la sua nube.
10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.	10 Traccia un cerchio sulla superficie delle acque fino al confine tra la luce e le tenebre.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.	11 Le colonne del cielo si scuotono e fremono alla sua minaccia.
12 By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.	12 Con la sua forza sconvolge il mare, con la sua intelligenza sfracella Raab.
13 His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.	13 Al suo soffio i cieli si rasserenano; la sua mano trafigge il serpente tortuoso.
14 Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?	14 Queste non sono che le frange delle sue opere; quanto lieve è il sussurro che noi percepiamo! Chi potrà comprendere il tuono della sua potenza?".