| 1 "At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place. |
| 2 Hearken to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. |
| 3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. |
| 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 God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things which we cannot comprehend. |
| 6 For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and to the shower and the rain, 'Be strong.' |
| 7 He seals up the hand of every man, that all men may know his work. |
| 8 Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. |
| 9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. |
| 10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. |
| 11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. |
| 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 correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen. |
| 14 "Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. |
| 15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? |
| 16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, |
| 17 you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? |
| 18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror? |
| 19 Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. |
| 20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? |
| 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 Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with terrible majesty. |
| 23 The Almighty--we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. |
| 24 Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit." |
