Likutei Moharan 56:11/ליקוטי מוהר"ן נ״ו:י״א

111. This is the explanation of: “With His ruach (breath) He perfects the heavens. His hand cholelah (fashioned) the Bolt Serpent. These are but some of His ways; how trifling is that which has been heard about Him. Who can comprehend the thunder of His mighty deeds?” (Job 26:13, 14) .

2With His ruach He perfects the heavens—That is, the above mentioned ruach of the pulse that blows in the hands, which are the aspect of heaven, as explained above.

3This is the aspect of “With His ruach He perfects the heavens,” for by means of the above mentioned ruach of the pulse, he refines and perfects the heavens, which are the hands, in the aspect of “Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in heaven,” as explained above. And this is:

4His hand ChoLeLah the Bolt Serpent—Through this he creates a ChaLaL (empty space) in the hands that were heavy and shut due to a depressed ruach, which is the defilement of the serpent, as explained above. And so, when he eliminates the aspect of the defilement of the serpent, so that the ruach of the pulse blows steadily, then the hands are lifted up and the heavens are refined. Then, words are received from them; the aspect of dispute for the sake of Heaven. This is the aspect of the ways of God, for in truth “both opinions are the word of the Living God,” as explained above. And this is:

5These are but some of His ways—That is, this is the aspect of the ways of God, the aspect of a tzaddik experiencing good, etc., which are incomprehensible, the aspect of thunder, which are “the wonders of He Who is perfect in knowledge,” as explained above. And this is:

6how trifling is that which has been heard about Him. Who can comprehend the thunder of His mighty deeds—That is, there is no dishonor whatsoever in the above mentioned words that are received from heaven, and it is forbidden to demean the receiver, even if the law is not in agreement with him, for this is the aspect of the ways of God, the aspect of thunder, which are impossible to understand and comprehend, as explained above.

7This is the meaning of “how trifling is that which….” In other words, there is no dishonor in them whatsoever, even though the law is not in agreement with him, because “Who can comprehend the thunder of His mighty deeds”—who can understand the thunder of His mighty deeds, which are “perfect in knowledge,” the aspect of “God thunders amazingly with His voice.” For in fact, “both opinions are the word of the Living God,” just that it is incomprehensible because it is the aspect of the ways of God, as explained above.