7. Who commands the sun, and it rises not; Who seals up the stars [from view];
8. Who alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the waves and high places of the sea;
9. Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the [loose cluster] Pleiades, and the [vast starry] spaces of the south;
10. Who does great things past finding out, yes, marvelous things without number.
11. Behold, He goes by me, and I see Him not; He passes on also, but I perceive Him not.
12. Behold, He snatches away; who can hinder or turn Him back? Who will say to Him, What are You doing?
13. God will not withdraw His anger; the [proud] helpers of Rahab [arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.
14. How much less shall I answer Him, choosing out my words to reason with Him
15. Whom, though I were righteous (upright and innocent) yet I could not answer? I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge [for my right].
16. If I called and He answered me, yet would I not believe that He listened to my voice.
17. For He overwhelms and breaks me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause.
18. He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
19. If I speak of strength, behold, He is mighty! And if of justice, Who, says He, will summon Me?
20. Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, He would prove me perverse.