12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth
them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in
knowledge?
17 How thy garments arewarm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which isstrong, andas a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; forwe cannot order our speechby reason of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 And now mensee not the bright light which isin the clouds: but the wind passeth, and
cleanseth them.
22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God isterrible majesty.
23 Touchingthe Almighty, we cannot find him out: he isexcellent in power, and in judgment,
and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that arewise of heart.
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who isthis that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast
understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or whoshut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as ifit had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; andcaused the dayspring to know his
place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay tothe seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the
depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of
death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where isthe way wherelight dwelleth? and as fordarkness, where isthe place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to
the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or becausethe number of thy days isgreat?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the
hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, whichscattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, whereno man is; onthe wilderness, wherein there isno
man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring
forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as witha stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in theirdens, andabide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for
lack of meat.
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? orcanst thou mark when
the hinds do calve?
2 Canst thou number the months thatthey fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring
forth?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto
them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains ishis pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after
thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength isgreat? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it intothy barn?
13 Gavest thouthe goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they werenot hers: her labour is in vain
without fear;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils isterrible.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in hisstrength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it isthe sound
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the
captains, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, andstretch her wings toward the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, andher eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there isshe.
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him
answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now withmajesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that isproud, and abase him.
12 Look on every one that isproud, andbring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; andbind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength isin his loins, and his force isin the navel of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are asstrong pieces of brass; his bones arelike bars of iron.
19 He isthe chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto
him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him withtheir shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, andhasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into
his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: hisnose pierceth through snares.
1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord whichthou lettest
down?
2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft wordsunto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as witha bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not onebe cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is sofierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever isunder the whole heaven is
mine.
12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
