4. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;who has withstood him and remained whole?
5. He removes the mountains before they know it;he overturns them in his anger.
6. He shakes the earth out of its place,and the pillars beneath it tremble.
7. He commands the sun, and it does not rise;he seals up the stars.
8. He alone stretches out the heavensand treads upon the back of the sea.
9. He made the Bear and Orion,the Pleiades and the constellations of the south;
10. He does things great and unsearchable,things marvelous and innumerable.
11. Should he come near me, I do not see him;should he pass by, I am not aware of him;
12. Should he seize me forcibly, who can resist?Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
13. He is God and he does not relent;the helpers of Rahab bow beneath him.
14. How then could I give him any answer,or choose out arguments against him!
15. Even though I were right, I could not answer,but should rather beg for what was due me.
16. If I appealed to him and he answered me,I could not believe that he would listen to me;
17. With a storm he might overwhelm me,and multiply my wounds for nothing;
18. He would not allow me to draw breath,but might fill me with bitter griefs.
19. If it be a question of strength, he is mighty;or of judgment, who will call him to account?
20. Though I were right, my own mouth might condemn me;were I innocent, it might put me in the wrong.