Job 26:2
How hast thou helped {him that is} without power? {how} savest thou the arm {that hath} no strength?
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Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he {is} a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, {or} peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. {aloud: Heb. with a great voice} {he is talking: or, he meditateth} {is pursuing: Heb. hath a pursuit}
No doubt but ye {are} the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
I also could speak as ye {do}: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
{Is} my strength the strength of stones? or {is} my flesh of brass? {of brass: Heb. brasen?}
The isles saw {it}, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
With whom took he counsel, and {who} instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? {instructed...: Heb. made him understand} {understanding: Heb. understandings?}
{Is} not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. {fell...: Heb. made haste, and fell with the fulness of his stature}
But I have understanding as well as you; I {am} not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? {understanding: Heb. an heart} {I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you} {who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?}
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters {are} ye all. {miserable: or, troublesome}
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen {it}; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and {yet} had condemned Job.