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1 Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said : Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 Who is this that wrappeth up sentences in unskillful words? “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and answer thou me. Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid up the foundations of the earth ? tell me if thou hast understanding. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 Upon what are its bases grounded? or who laid the corner stone thereof, On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—
7 When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody? when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
8 Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb : “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
9 when I made a cloud the garment thereof, and wrapped it in a mist as in swaddling bands? when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10 I set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors : and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
11 And I said : Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves. and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’? when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
12 Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place? “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, “Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,
13 And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of it? that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?
14 The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment : It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 From the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken. From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the depths of the sea, and walked in the lowest parts of the deep? “Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors? Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
18 Hast thou considered the breadth of the earth? tell me, if thou knowest all things? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this. Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth, and where is the place of darkness : “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, “What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?
20 That thou mayst bring every thing to its own bounds, and understand the paths of the house thereof. that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
21 Didst thou know then that thou shouldst be born ? and didst thou know the number of thy days? You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
22 Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, or has thou beheld the treasures of the hail : “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,
23 Which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, against the day of battle and war? which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?
24 By what way is the light spread, and heat divided upon the earth? What is the way to the place where the light is distributed, or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth? What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
25 Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder : “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt, Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,
26 That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth : to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man, to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,
27 That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass? to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass? to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?
28 Who is the father of rain ? or who begot the drops of dew? “Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice; and the frost from heaven who hath gendered it? From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven? From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
30 The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed. The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?
31 Shalt thou be able to join together the shining stars the Pleiades, or canst thou stop the turning about of Arcturus? “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion? “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?
32 Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?
33 Dost thou know the order of heaven, and canst thou set down the reason thereof on the earth? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee? “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you? “Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee : Here we are? Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding? Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
37 Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep? Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens, Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38 When was the dust poured on the earth, and the clods fastened together? when the dust runs into a mass and the clods stick fast together? when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?
39 Wilt thou take the prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of her whelps, “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions
40 When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes? when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket? when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket?
41 Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat? Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food? Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
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