Job 37

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 At this my heart trembles and leaps out of its place,	1 "At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
2 To hear his angry voice as it rumbles forth from his mouth!	2 Hearken to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 Everywhere under the heavens he sends it, with his lightning, to the ends of the earth.	3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 Again his voice roars-- the majestic sound of his thunder.	4 After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 He does great things beyond our knowing; wonders past our searching out.	5 God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth"; likewise to his heavy, drenching rain.	6 For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and to the shower and the rain, 'Be strong.'
7 He shuts up all mankind indoors;	7 He seals up the hand of every man, that all men may know his work.
8 the wild beasts take to cover and remain quietly in their dens.	8 Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
9 Out of its chamber comes forth the tempest; from the north winds, the cold.	9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 With his breath God brings the frost, and the broad waters become congealed.	10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 With hail, also, the clouds are laden, as they scatter their flashes of light.	11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 He it is who changes their rounds, according to his plans, in their task upon the surface of the earth,	12 They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
13 whether for punishment or mercy, as he commands.	13 Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 Hearken to this, O Job! Stand and consider the wondrous works of God!	14 "Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God lays his commands upon them, and makes the light shine forth from his clouds?	15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know how the clouds are banked, the wondrous work of him who is perfect in knowledge?	16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,
17 You, whom the streams of water fail when a calm from the south comes over the land,	17 you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Do you spread out with him the firmament of the skies, hard as a brazen mirror?	18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
19 Teach us then what we shall say to him; we cannot, for the darkness, make our plea.	19 Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Will he be told about it when I speak, or when a man says he is being destroyed?	20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
21 Nay, rather, it is as the light which men see not while it is obscured among the clouds, till the wind comes by and sweeps the clouds away.	21 "And now men cannot look on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 From the North the splendor comes, surrounding God's awesome majesty!	22 Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with terrible majesty.
23 The Almighty! we cannot discover him, pre-eminent in power and judgment; his great justice owes no one an accounting.	23 The Almighty--we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
24 Therefore men revere him, though none can see him, however wise their hearts.	24 Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."