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¹ [xr] Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: ² "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? ³ Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

⁴ "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. ⁵ Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? ⁶ To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, ⁷ When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? ⁸ "Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; ⁹ When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; ¹⁰ When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; ¹¹ When I said, "This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'

¹² "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place, ¹³ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? ¹⁴ It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment. ¹⁵ From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken. ¹⁶ "Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? ¹⁸ Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. ¹⁹ "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, ²⁰ That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home? ²¹ Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great? ²² "Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, ²³ Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war? ²⁴ By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth?

²⁵ "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt, ²⁶ To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man; ²⁷ To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass? ²⁸ Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? ²⁹ From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? ³⁰ The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen. ³¹ "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? ³² Can you bring out Mazzaroth [fn] in its season?Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? ³³ Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? ³⁴ "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? ³⁵ Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, "Here we are!'? ³⁶ Who has put wisdom in the mind? [fn] Or who has given understanding to the heart? ³⁷ Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, ³⁸ When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together? ³⁹ "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, ⁴⁰ When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait? ⁴¹ Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?