Yea, at this my heart trembleth,
And is moved out of its place.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,
And the {Or, muttering}sound that goeth out of his mouth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,
And his {Hebrew: light.}lightning unto the {Hebrew: skirts.}ends of the earth.
After it a voice roareth;
He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;
And he restraineth not {Hebrew: them.}the lightnings when his voice is heard
God thundereth marvellously with his voice;
Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth;
Likewise to the shower of rain,
And to the showers of his mighty rain.
He sealeth up the hand of every man,
That all men whom he hath made may know it.
Then the beasts go into coverts,
And remain in their dens.
Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm,
And cold out of the {Hebrew: scattering winds.}north.
By the breath of God ice is given;
And the breadth of the waters is {Or, congealed}straitened.
Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture;
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his {Hebrew: light.}lightning:
And it is turned round about by his guidance,
That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them
Upon the face of the habitable world,
Whether it be for correction, or for his {Or, earth}land,
Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Hearken unto this, O Job:
Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them,
And causeth the {Hebrew: light.}lightning of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds,
The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
{Or, Thou whose garments are &c.}How thy garments are warm,
{Or, When he quieteth the earth by the south wind}When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
Canst thou with him spread out the sky,
Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Teach us what we shall say unto him;
For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.
Shall it be told him that I would speak?
{Or, If a man speak, surely he shall be shallowed up}Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
And now men {Or, cannot look on the light when it is bright in the skies, When the wind hath passed, and cleared them}see not the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
Out of the north cometh {Hebrew: gold.}golden splendor:
God hath upon him terrible majesty.
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out:
He is excellent in power;
And {Or, to justice…he doeth no violence}in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.
Men do therefore fear him:
He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
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But I have understanding as well as you;I am not inferior to you:Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways:And {Or, how little a portion}how small a whisper {Or, is heard}do we hear of him!But the thunder of his {Or, mighty deeds}power who can understand?
Surely I would speak to the Almighty,And I desire to reason with God.
Whence then cometh wisdom?And where is the place of understanding?
Hear now my reasoning,And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living,And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
Who is this that darkeneth counselBy words without knowledge?
Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge?Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not,Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
When I thought how I might know this,It was {Hebrew: labor in mine eyes.}too painful for me;
Until I went into the sanctuary of God,And considered their latter end.
So brutish {Or, am}was I, and ignorant;I was as a beast {Hebrew: with thee.}before thee.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, {Or, That I should have the knowledge &c.}Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
For now we see in a mirror, {Greek: in a riddle.}darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if {Or, it}he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.