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1 And after Elius had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, saying , 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 hides counsel from me, and confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me? “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3 Gird thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer 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 founded the earth? tell me now, if thou hast knowledge, “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 set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a 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 On what are its rings fastened? and who is he that laid the corner-stone upon it? 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 stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice. 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 And I shut up the sea with gates, when it rushed out, coming forth out its mother's 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 And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist. 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 And I set bounds to it, surrounding it with bars and gates. 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 to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee. 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 Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and did the morning star then first see his appointed 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 to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out 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 Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth? 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 And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud? 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 Or hast thou gone to the source of the sea, and walked in the tracks 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 And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee? 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 And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the whole earth under heaven? tell me now, what is the extent of it? 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 And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind 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 If thou couldest bring me to their utmost boundaries, and if also thou knowest their paths; 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 I know then that thou wert born at that time, and the number of thy years is great. 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 But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of 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 And is there a store of them , for thee against the time of thine enemies, for the day of wars and battle? 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 And whence proceeds the frost? or whence is the south wind dispersed over the whole world under heaven? 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 And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders; “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 to rain upon the land where there is no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited land , 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 and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs? 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 rain's father? and who has generated 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 And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky, 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 which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly? 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 And dost thou understand the band of Pleias, and hast thou opened the barrier of Orion? “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 Or wilt thou reveal Mazuroth in his season, and the evening star with his rays? Wilt thou guide them? 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 And knowest thou the changes of heaven, or the events which take place together under heaven? 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 And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain? “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 And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is thy pleasure ? 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 And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery? 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 And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth? 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 For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another. 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 And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents? “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 For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods. 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 And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food. 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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