hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he
hath done no good.

25:22. He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth
up, he shall not trust to his life.

25:23. God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto
pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.

25:24. They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and
shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the
tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.

25:25. And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and
set my words before God?

Job Chapter 26

Job declares his sentiments of the wisdom and power of God.

26:1. Then Job answered, and said:

26:2. Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou
hold up the arm of him that has no strength?

26:3. To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no
wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.

26:4. Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?

26:5. Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with
them.

26:6. Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for
destruction.

26:7. He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the
earth upon nothing.

26:8. He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out
and fall down together.

26:9. He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud
over it.

26:10. He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come
to an end.

26:11. The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.

26:12. By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his
wisdom has struck the proud one.

26:13. His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand
brought forth the winding serpent.

His obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent... That is, the
omnipotent power of God: which brought forth all things created in time,
but conceived in the Divine mind from all eternity. The winding serpent,
a constellation of fixed stars winding round the north pole, called
Draco. This appears from the foregoing part of the same verse, His
spirit hath adorned the heavens.

26:14. Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have
heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the
thunder of his greatness?

Job Chapter 27

Job persists in asserting his own innocence, and that hypocrites will be
pun