Job 26 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version

Job 26

¹Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide, Whos helpere art thou?

²whether `of the feble, and susteyneste the arm of hym, which is not strong?

³To whom hast thou youe counsel? In hap to hym that hath not wisdom; and thou hast schewid ful myche prudence.

⁴Ether whom woldist thou teche? whether not hym, that made brething?

⁵Lo! giauntis weilen vnder watris, and thei that dwellen with hem.

⁶Helle is nakid bifor hym, and noon hilyng is to perdicioun.

⁷Which God stretchith forth the north on voide thing, and hangith the erthe on nouyt.

⁸`Which God byndith watris in her cloudis, that tho breke not out togidere dounward.

⁹`Whych God holdith the cheer of his seete, and spredith abrood theron his cloude.

¹⁰He hath cumpassid a terme to watris, til that liyt and derknessis be endid.

¹¹The pilers of heuene tremblen, and dreden at his wille.

¹²In the strengthe of hym the sees weren gaderid togidere sudeynly, and his prudence smoot the proude.

¹³His spiryt ournede heuenes, and the crokid serpent was led out bi his hond, ledynge out as a mydwijf ledith out a child.

¹⁴Lo! these thingis ben seid in partie of `hise weyes; and whanne we han herd vnnethis a litil drope of his word, who may se the thundur of his greetnesse?

Job 26

¹But Job answered and said,

²How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

³How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

⁴To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

⁵Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

⁶Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

⁷He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

⁸He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

⁹He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

¹⁰He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

¹¹The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

¹²He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

¹³By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

¹⁴Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?