² "How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!

²⁷ It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps and must be awakened.

¹⁴ With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?

³ Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

⁴ Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

⁹ Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails.

⁴ I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

⁵ But I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

² "No doubt, but you are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

²⁵ How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?

¹² Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?

³ Behold, you have instructed many, You have strengthened the weak hands.

⁴ Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.

⁵ The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.

⁶ They help everyone his neighbor; and [every one] says to his brother, Be of good courage.

⁷ So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.