| 3 | If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times. |
| 4 | He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength -- who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? -- |
| 5 | he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger; |
| 6 | who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble; |
| 7 | who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; |
| 8 | who alone stretched out the heavens, and trampled the waves of the sea; |
| 9 | who made the Bear and Orion, the Plei'ades and the chambers of the south; |
| 10 | who does great things beyond understanding, and marvelous things without number. |
| 11 | Lo, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him. |
| 12 | Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will say to him, `What doest thou'? |
| 13 | "God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab. |
| 14 | How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him? |
| 15 | Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser. |
| 16 | If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice. |
| 17 | For he crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause; |
| 18 | he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness. |
| 19 | If it is a contest of strength, behold him! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him? |
| 20 | Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. |