37 At this also my heart trembleth,

And is moved out of his place.

2  †Hear attentively the noise of his voice,

And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

3  He directeth it under the whole heaven,

And his †lightning unto the †ends of the earth.

4  After it a voice roareth:

He athundereth with the voice of his excellency;

And he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

5  God thundereth bmarvellously with his voice;

cGreat things doeth he, which dwe cannot comprehend.

6  For he saith to ethe snow, Be thou on the earth;

†Likewise to the small rain,

And to the great rain of his strength.

7  He fsealeth up the hand of every man;

That all men may know his work.

8  Then the beasts go into gdens,

And remain in their ghplaces.

9  †Out of the south cometh ithe whirlwind:

And ecold out of the †north.

10  By the breath of God kfrost is given:

And lthe breadth of the waters is straitened.

11  Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud:

He scattereth †his bright cloud:

12  And it is turned round about by his mcounsels:

nThat they may do whatsoever he commandeth them

Upon the face of othe world in the earth.

13  He causeth it to come, whether pfor †correction,

Or qfor his land, or rfor mercy.

14  Hearken unto this, O Job:

Stand still, and sconsider the wondrous works of God.

15  Dost thou know when God disposed them,

And caused tthe light of his cloud to shine?

16  Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds,

The wondrous works of him which is uperfect in xknowledge?

17  How thy garments are warm,

When he quieteth the earth by ythe south wind?

18  Hast thou with him zspread out the sky,

Which is strong, and as a amolten looking glass?

19  Teach us what we shall say unto him;

For we cannot order bour speech cby reason of ddarkness.

20  Shall it be told him that I speak?

If a man speak, surely he shall be eswallowed up.

21  And now men see not the bright flight

Which is in the clouds:

But the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

22  †Fair weather cometh out of the north:

gWith God is terrible majesty.

23  Touching the Almighty, hwe cannot find him out: he is iexcellent in power,

And in kjudgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

24  lMen do therefore mfear him:

He nrespecteth not any that are owise of pheart.

38 Then the Lord aanswered Job out of bthe whirlwind, and said,

2  Who is this that darkeneth counsel

By words cwithout knowledge?

3  dGird up now thy loins like a man;

eFor I will demand of thee, and †answer thou me.

4  fWhere wast thou when I laid gthe foundations of the earth?

Declare, †if thou hast understanding.

5  Who hhath laid the measures thereof, iif thou knowest?

Or who hath stretched the line upon it?

6  Whereupon are the †foundations thereof †fastened?

Or who laid kthe corner stone thereof;

7  When lthe morning stars ksang together,

And all mthe sons of God kshouted for joy?

8  Or who nshut up the sea with doors,

When it obrake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9  When I hmade the cloud the garment thereof,

And pthick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10  And ||brake up for it qmy decreed place,

And hset bars and doors,

11  And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:

And here shall †thy proud waves rbe stayed?

12  sHast thou commanded the morning since thy days;

And caused the dayspring to know his place;

13  That it might take hold of the †ends of the earth,

That the wicked might be tshaken out of it?

14  It is turned as clay to the seal;

And they stand as a garment.

15  And from the wicked utheir light is withholden,

And xthe high arm shall be broken.

16  Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?

Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

17  Have ythe gates of death been opened unto thee?

Or hast thou seen the doors of zthe shadow of death?

18  Hast thou aperceived the breadth of the earth?

Declare if thou knowest it all.

19  bWhere is the way where light dwelleth?

And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

20  That thou shouldest take it ||to the bound thereof,

And that thou shouldest know cthe paths to the house thereof?

21  Knowest thou it, dbecause thou wast then born?

Or because the number of thy days is great?

22  Hast thou entered into ethe treasures of the snow?

Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23  Which I have freserved gagainst the time of trouble,

Against the day of battle and war?

24  bBy what way is the light parted,

Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25  Who hath divided a hwatercourse for the overflowing of waters,

Or a way for ithe lightning of thunder;

26  To cause it to rain kon the earth, where no man is;

On lthe wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27  To satisfy the mdesolate and waste ground;

And to cause the bud of the ntender herb to spring forth?

28  oHath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29  Out of whose womb came the pice?

And the phoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

30  The waters are hid as with a stone,

And the face of the deep †is qfrozen.

31  Canst thou bind the rsweet influences of s||†Pleiades,

Or tloose the bands of s†Orion?

32  Canst thou bring forth ||Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou †guide uArcturus with his sons?

33  Knowest thou wthe ordinances of heaven?

Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

34  Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

That xabundance of waters may cover thee?

35  Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, †Here we are?

36  Who hath put ywisdom zin the inward parts?

Or who hath given yunderstanding to the heart?

37  Who can number the clouds in wisdom?

Or †who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38  ||When the dust †groweth into ahardness,

And the bclods ccleave fast together?

39  Wilt thou hunt the prey for the dlion?

Or fill †the appetite of the eyoung lions,

40  When they fcouch in their gdens,

And abide in the hcovert gto lie in wait?

41  Who provideth for the iraven his food?

When his young ones cry unto God,

They wander for lack of meat.

39 Knowest thou the time when athe wild goats of the rock bring forth?

Or canst thou mark when bthe hinds do calve?

2  Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?

Or cknowest thou the time when they bring forth?

3  They dbow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,

They cast out their sorrows.

4  Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;

They go forth, and return not unto them.

5  Who hath esent out the fwild ass free?

Or who hath egloosed the bands of the wild ass?

6  Whose house I have made hthe wilderness,

And the †barren land his dwellings.

7  He scorneth the multitude of the city,

Neither regardeth he the crying †of the driver.

8  The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

9  Will the iunicorn be willing to serve thee,

Or abide by thy kcrib?

10  Canst thou bind the iunicorn with his band in the furrow?

Or will he lharrow the valleys after thee?

11  Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?

Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

12  Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed,

And llgather it into thy barn?

13  Gavest thou the goodly mwings unto the peacocks?

Or ||mwings and ofeathers unto the ostrich?

14  Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,

And warmeth them pin dust,

15  And forgetteth that the foot may qcrush them,

Or that the wild beast may break them.

16  She is rhardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers:

sHer labour is in vain without fear;

17  Because God hath tdeprived her of uwisdom,

Neither hath he imparted to her uunderstanding.

18  What time she lifteth up herself on high,

She scorneth the horse and his rider.

19  Hast thou given the horse strength?

Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

20  Canst thou make him afraid as a xgrasshopper?

The glory of his ynostrils is †terrible.

21  ||He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:

zHe goeth on to meet †the armed men.

22  He amocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;

Neither turneth he back from the sword.

23  The quiver rattleth against him,

The bglittering spear and the cshield.

24  He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:

Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the dtrumpet.

25  He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha;

And he smelleth the battle afar off,

The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26  Doth the ehawk ffly by thy wisdom,

And stretch her wings toward the south?

27  Doth the eagle mount up †at thy command,

And make her gnest on high?

28  She dwelleth and habideth on the rock,

Upon the icrag of the rock, and the hstrong place.

29  From thence she jseeketh the prey,

And her eyes behold afar off.

30  Her young ones also suck up blood:

And kwhere the slain are, there is she.