Job 32:1

So these three men stopped answering Job,<cr>1</cr> because he was righteous in his own eyes.<cr>2</cr>

But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,<cr>1</cr> of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself<cr>2</cr> rather than God.<cr>3</cr>

Job 32:2

He was also angry with the three friends,<cr>1</cr> because they had found no way to refute Job,<cr>2</cr> and yet had condemned him.<ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr>

Job 32:3

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.<cr>1</cr>

Job 32:4

But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

Job 32:5

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:<pb/><poetry>“I am young in years, <indent>and you are old;<cr>1</cr> </indent> that is why I was fearful, <indent>not daring to tell you what I know.</indent>

Job 32:6

I thought, ‘Age should speak; <indent>advanced years should teach wisdom.’<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:7

But it is the spirit<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> in a person, <indent>the breath of the Almighty,<cr>2</cr> that gives them understanding.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 32:8

It is not only the old<ft>1</ft> who are wise,<cr>1</cr> <indent>not only the aged<cr>2</cr> who understand what is right.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 32:9

“Therefore I say: Listen to me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I too will tell you what I know.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 32:10

I waited while you spoke, <indent>I listened to your reasoning;</indent> while you were searching for words,

Job 32:11

I gave you my full attention.</indent> But not one of you has proved Job wrong; <indent>none of you has answered his arguments.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:12

Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;<cr>1</cr> <indent>let God, not a man, refute<cr>2</cr> him.’</indent>

Job 32:13

But Job has not marshaled his words against me,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and I will not answer him with your arguments.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 32:14

“They are dismayed and have no more to say; <indent>words have failed them.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:15

Must I wait, now that they are silent, <indent>now that they stand there with no reply?</indent>

Job 32:16

I too will have my say; <indent>I too will tell what I know.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:17

For I am full of words, <indent>and the spirit<cr>1</cr> within me compels me;<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 32:18

inside I am like bottled-up wine, <indent>like new wineskins ready to burst.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:19

I must speak and find relief; <indent>I must open my lips and reply.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 32:20

I will show no partiality,<cr>1</cr> <indent>nor will I flatter anyone;<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 32:21

for if I were skilled in flattery, <indent>my Maker<cr>1</cr> would soon take me away.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 32:22

“But now, Job, listen<cr>1</cr> to my words; <indent>pay attention to everything I say.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:1

I am about to open my mouth; <indent>my words are on the tip of my tongue.</indent>

Job 33:2

My words come from an upright heart;<cr>1</cr> <indent>my lips sincerely speak what I know.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:3

The Spirit<cr>1</cr> of God has made me;<cr>2</cr> <indent>the breath of the Almighty<cr>3</cr> gives me life.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Job 33:4

Answer me<cr>1</cr> then, if you can; <indent>stand up<cr>2</cr> and argue your case before me.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:5

I am the same as you in God’s sight;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I too am a piece of clay.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:6

No fear of me should alarm you, <indent>nor should my hand be heavy on you.<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 33:7

“But you have said in my hearing— <indent>I heard the very words—</indent>

Job 33:8

‘I am pure,<cr>1</cr> I have done no wrong;<cr>2</cr> <indent>I am clean and free from sin.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:9

Yet God has found fault with me; <indent>he considers me his enemy.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 33:10

He fastens my feet in shackles;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he keeps close watch on all my paths.’<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 33:11

“But I tell you, in this you are not right, <indent>for God is greater than any mortal.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 33:12

Why do you complain to him<cr>1</cr> <indent>that he responds to no one’s words<ft>1</ft>?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:13

For God does speak<cr>1</cr> —now one way, now another<cr>2</cr> — <indent>though no one perceives it.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:14

In a dream,<cr>1</cr> in a vision<cr>2</cr> of the night,<cr>3</cr> <indent>when deep sleep<cr>4</cr> falls on people</indent> <indent>as they slumber in their beds,</indent>

Job 33:15

he may speak<cr>1</cr> in their ears <indent>and terrify them<cr>2</cr> with warnings,<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:16

to turn them from wrongdoing <indent>and keep them from pride,<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 33:17

to preserve them from the pit,<cr>1</cr> <indent>their lives from perishing by the sword.<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 33:18

“Or someone may be chastened<cr>1</cr> on a bed of pain<cr>2</cr> <indent>with constant distress in their bones,<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:19

so that their body finds food<cr>1</cr> repulsive <indent>and their soul loathes the choicest meal.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:20

Their flesh wastes away to nothing, <indent>and their bones,<cr>1</cr> once hidden, now stick out.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:21

They draw near to the pit,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and their life to the messengers of death.<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:22

Yet if there is an angel at their side, <indent>a messenger,<cr>1</cr> one out of a thousand,</indent> <indent>sent to tell them how to be upright,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:23

and he is gracious to that person and says to God, <indent>‘Spare them from going down to the pit;<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>I have found a ransom for them<cr>2</cr> —</indent>

Job 33:24

let their flesh be renewed<cr>1</cr> like a child’s; <indent>let them be restored as in the days of their youth’<cr>2</cr> —</indent>

Job 33:25

then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,<cr>1</cr> <indent>they will see God’s face and shout for joy;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>he will restore them to full well-being.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:26

And they will go to others and say, <indent>‘I have sinned,<cr>1</cr> I have perverted what is right,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>but I did not get what I deserved.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 33:27

God has delivered<cr>1</cr> me from going down to the pit,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 33:28

“God does all these things to a person<cr>1</cr> — <indent>twice, even three times<cr>2</cr> —</indent>

Job 33:29

to turn them back<cr>1</cr> from the pit,<cr>2</cr> <indent>that the light of life<cr>3</cr> may shine on them.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 33:30

“Pay attention, Job, and listen<cr>1</cr> to me;<cr>2</cr> <indent>be silent,<cr>3</cr> and I will speak.</indent>

Job 33:31

If you have anything to say, answer me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>speak up, for I want to vindicate you.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 33:32

But if not, then listen to me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>be silent,<cr>2</cr> and I will teach you wisdom.<cr>3</cr> ”</indent>

Job 33:33

Job 34:1

“Hear my words, you wise men; <indent>listen to me,<cr>1</cr> you men of learning.</indent>

Job 34:2

For the ear tests words <indent>as the tongue tastes food.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 34:3

Let us discern for ourselves what is right;<cr>1</cr> <indent>let us learn together what is good.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:4

“Job says, ‘I am innocent,<cr>1</cr> <indent>but God denies me justice.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:5

Although I am right, <indent>I am considered a liar;<cr>1</cr> </indent> although I am guiltless,<cr>2</cr> <indent>his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:6

Is there anyone like Job, <indent>who drinks scorn like water?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 34:7

He keeps company with evildoers; <indent>he associates with the wicked.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 34:8

For he says, ‘There is no profit <indent>in trying to please God.’<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:9

“So listen to me,<cr>1</cr> you men of understanding.<cr>2</cr> <indent>Far be it from God to do evil,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>from the Almighty to do wrong.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Job 34:10

He repays everyone for what they have done;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he brings on them what their conduct deserves.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:11

It is unthinkable that God would do wrong,<cr>1</cr> <indent>that the Almighty would pervert justice.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:12

Who appointed<cr>1</cr> him over the earth? <indent>Who put him in charge of the whole world?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:13

If it were his intention <indent>and he withdrew his spirit<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> and breath,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:14

all humanity would perish<cr>1</cr> together <indent>and mankind would return to the dust.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:15

“If you have understanding,<cr>1</cr> hear this; <indent>listen to what I say.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:16

Can someone who hates justice govern?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Will you condemn the just and mighty One?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:17

Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ <indent>and to nobles,<cr>1</cr> ‘You are wicked,’<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:18

who shows no partiality<cr>1</cr> to princes <indent>and does not favor the rich over the poor,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>for they are all the work of his hands?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:19

They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;<cr>1</cr> <indent>the people are shaken and they pass away;</indent> <indent>the mighty are removed without human hand.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:20

“His eyes are on the ways of mortals;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he sees their every step.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:21

There is no deep shadow,<cr>1</cr> no utter darkness,<cr>2</cr> <indent>where evildoers can hide.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:22

God has no need to examine people further,<cr>1</cr> <indent>that they should come before him for judgment.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:23

Without inquiry he shatters<cr>1</cr> the mighty<cr>2</cr> <indent>and sets up others in their place.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:24

Because he takes note of their deeds,<cr>1</cr> <indent>he overthrows them in the night<cr>2</cr> and they are crushed.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:25

He punishes them for their wickedness<cr>1</cr> <indent>where everyone can see them,</indent>

Job 34:26

because they turned from following him<cr>1</cr> <indent>and had no regard for any of his ways.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:27

They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, <indent>so that he heard the cry of the needy.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 34:28

But if he remains silent,<cr>1</cr> who can condemn him?<cr>2</cr> <indent>If he hides his face,<cr>3</cr> who can see him?</indent> Yet he is over individual and nation alike,<cr>4</cr>

Job 34:29

to keep the godless<cr>1</cr> from ruling,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>from laying snares for the people.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:30

“Suppose someone says to God, <indent>‘I am guilty<cr>1</cr> but will offend no more.</indent>

Job 34:31

Teach me what I cannot see;<cr>1</cr> <indent>if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:32

Should God then reward you on your terms, <indent>when you refuse to repent?<cr>1</cr> </indent> You must decide, not I; <indent>so tell me what you know.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 34:33

“Men of understanding declare, <indent>wise men who hear me say to me,</indent>

Job 34:34

‘Job speaks without knowledge;<cr>1</cr> <indent>his words lack insight.’<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 34:35

Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost <indent>for answering like a wicked man!<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 34:36

To his sin he adds rebellion; <indent>scornfully he claps his hands<cr>1</cr> among us</indent> <indent>and multiplies his words<cr>2</cr> against God.”<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 34:37

Job 35:1

“Do you think this is just? <indent>You say, ‘I am in the right,<cr>1</cr> not God.’<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 35:2

Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,<ft>1</ft> <indent>and what do I gain by not sinning?’<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 35:3

“I would like to reply to you <indent>and to your friends with you.</indent>

Job 35:4

Look up at the heavens<cr>1</cr> and see; <indent>gaze at the clouds so high above you.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 35:5

If you sin, how does that affect him? <indent>If your sins are many, what does that do to him?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 35:6

If you are righteous, what do you give to him,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or what does he receive<cr>2</cr> from your hand?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 35:7

 1 So these three men stopped answering Job,   because he was righteous in his own eyes.   2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,   of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself   rather than God.   3 He was also angry with the three friends,   because they had found no way to refute Job,   and yet had condemned him.    4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.   5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused. 6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: “I am young in years, and you are old;   that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.  7 I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’    8 But it is the spirit    in a person, the breath of the Almighty,   that gives them understanding.    9 It is not only the old  who are wise,   not only the aged   who understand what is right.    10 “Therefore I say: Listen to me;   I too will tell you what I know.    11 I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,  12     I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.    13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;   let God, not a man, refute   him.’  14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,   and I will not answer him with your arguments.  15 “They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.    16 Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?  17 I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.    18 For I am full of words, and the spirit   within me compels me;    19 inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.    20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply.    21 I will show no partiality,   nor will I flatter anyone;    22 for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker   would soon take me away.   1 “But now, Job, listen   to my words; pay attention to everything I say.    2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.  3 My words come from an upright heart;   my lips sincerely speak what I know.    4 The Spirit   of God has made me;   the breath of the Almighty   gives me life.    5 Answer me   then, if you can; stand up   and argue your case before me.    6 I am the same as you in God’s sight;   I too am a piece of clay.    7 No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.    8 “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—  9 ‘I am pure,   I have done no wrong;   I am clean and free from sin.    10 Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.    11 He fastens my feet in shackles;   he keeps close watch on all my paths.’    12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.    13 Why do you complain to him   that he responds to no one’s words ?    14 For God does speak  —now one way, now another  — though no one perceives it.    15 In a dream,   in a vision   of the night,   when deep sleep   falls on people as they slumber in their beds,  16 he may speak   in their ears and terrify them   with warnings,    17 to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,    18 to preserve them from the pit,   their lives from perishing by the sword.     19 “Or someone may be chastened   on a bed of pain   with constant distress in their bones,    20 so that their body finds food   repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.    21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones,   once hidden, now stick out.    22 They draw near to the pit,   and their life to the messengers of death.     23 Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger,   one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,    24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;   I have found a ransom for them  —  25 let their flesh be renewed   like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’  —  26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,   they will see God’s face and shout for joy;   he will restore them to full well-being.    27 And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned,   I have perverted what is right,   but I did not get what I deserved.    28 God has delivered   me from going down to the pit,   and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’    29 “God does all these things to a person  — twice, even three times  —  30 to turn them back   from the pit,   that the light of life   may shine on them.    31 “Pay attention, Job, and listen   to me;   be silent,   and I will speak.  32 If you have anything to say, answer me;   speak up, for I want to vindicate you.    33 But if not, then listen to me;   be silent,   and I will teach you wisdom.  ” 1 Then Elihu said:  2 “Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me,   you men of learning.  3 For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.    4 Let us discern for ourselves what is right;   let us learn together what is good.    5 “Job says, ‘I am innocent,   but God denies me justice.    6 Although I am right, I am considered a liar;   although I am guiltless,   his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’    7 Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?    8 He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.    9 For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’    10 “So listen to me,   you men of understanding.   Far be it from God to do evil,   from the Almighty to do wrong.    11 He repays everyone for what they have done;   he brings on them what their conduct deserves.    12 It is unthinkable that God would do wrong,   that the Almighty would pervert justice.    13 Who appointed   him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world?    14 If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit    and breath,    15 all humanity would perish   together and mankind would return to the dust.    16 “If you have understanding,   hear this; listen to what I say.    17 Can someone who hates justice govern?   Will you condemn the just and mighty One?    18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles,   ‘You are wicked,’    19 who shows no partiality   to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor,   for they are all the work of his hands?    20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;   the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.    21 “His eyes are on the ways of mortals;   he sees their every step.    22 There is no deep shadow,   no utter darkness,   where evildoers can hide.    23 God has no need to examine people further,   that they should come before him for judgment.    24 Without inquiry he shatters   the mighty   and sets up others in their place.    25 Because he takes note of their deeds,   he overthrows them in the night   and they are crushed.    26 He punishes them for their wickedness   where everyone can see them,  27 because they turned from following him   and had no regard for any of his ways.    28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.    29 But if he remains silent,   who can condemn him?   If he hides his face,   who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,    30     to keep the godless   from ruling,   from laying snares for the people.    31 “Suppose someone says to God, ‘I am guilty   but will offend no more.  32 Teach me what I cannot see;   if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’    33 Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent?   You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.  34 “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,  35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge;   his words lack insight.’    36 Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!    37 To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands   among us and multiplies his words   against God.”   1 Then Elihu said:  2 “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right,   not God.’    3 Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,  and what do I gain by not sinning?’    4 “I would like to reply to you and to your friends with you.  5 Look up at the heavens   and see; gaze at the clouds so high above you.    6 If you sin, how does that affect him? If your sins are many, what does that do to him?    7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,   or what does he receive   from your hand?    8 Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,   and your righteousness only other people.    9 “People cry out   under a load of oppression;   they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.    10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,   who gives songs   in the night,    11 who teaches   us   more than he teaches  the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than  the birds in the sky?’  12 He does not answer   when people cry out because of the arrogance   of the wicked.    13 Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it.    14 How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him,   that your case   is before him and you must wait for him,    15 and further, that his anger never punishes   and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.     16 So Job opens his mouth with empty talk;   without knowledge he multiplies words.”   1 Elihu continued:  2 “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.  3 I get my knowledge from afar;   I will ascribe justice to my Maker.    4 Be assured that my words are not false;   one who has perfect knowledge   is with you.    5 “God is mighty,   but despises no one;   he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.    6 He does not keep the wicked alive   but gives the afflicted their rights.    7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous;   he enthrones them with kings   and exalts them forever.    8 But if people are bound in chains,   held fast by cords of affliction,    9 he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.    10 He makes them listen   to correction   and commands them to repent of their evil.    11 If they obey and serve him,   they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity   and their years in contentment.    12 But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword    and die without knowledge.    13 “The godless in heart   harbor resentment;   even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.    14 They die in their youth,   among male prostitutes of the shrines.    15 But those who suffer   he delivers in their suffering;   he speaks   to them in their affliction.    16 “He is wooing   you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place   free from restriction,   to the comfort of your table   laden with choice food.    17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;   judgment and justice have taken hold of you.    18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe   turn you aside.    19 Would your wealth   or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?  20 Do not long for the night,   to drag people away from their homes.   21 Beware of turning to evil,   which you seem to prefer to affliction.    22 “God is exalted in his power.   Who is a teacher like him?    23 Who has prescribed his ways   for him,   or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?    24 Remember to extol his work,   which people have praised in song.    25 All humanity has seen it;   mortals gaze on it from afar.  26 How great is God—beyond our understanding!   The number of his years is past finding out.    27 “He draws up the drops of water,   which distill as rain to the streams ;    28 the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers   fall on mankind.    29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders   from his pavilion?    30 See how he scatters his lightning   about him, bathing the depths of the sea.    31 This is the way he governs  the nations   and provides food   in abundance.    32 He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.    33 His thunder announces the coming storm;   even the cattle make known its approach.    1 “At this my heart pounds   and leaps from its place.  2 Listen!   Listen to the roar of his voice,   to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.    3 He unleashes his lightning   beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.    4 After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders   with his majestic voice.   When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.  5 God’s voice thunders   in marvelous ways;   he does great things beyond our understanding.    6 He says to the snow,   ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’    7 So that everyone he has made may know his work,   he stops all people from their labor.     8 The animals take cover;   they remain in their dens.    9 The tempest comes out from its chamber,   the cold from the driving winds.    10 The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.    11 He loads the clouds with moisture;   he scatters his lightning   through them.    12 At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.    13 He brings the clouds to punish people,   or to water his earth and show his love.    14 “Listen   to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.    15 Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning   flash?    16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised,   those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?    17 You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,    18 can you join him in spreading out the skies,   hard as a mirror of cast bronze?    19 “Tell us what we should say to him;   we cannot draw up our case   because of our darkness.    20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?  21 Now no one can look at the sun,   bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.  22 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;   God comes in awesome majesty.    23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;   in his justice   and great righteousness, he does not oppress.    24 Therefore, people revere him,   for does he not have regard for all the wise   in heart? ”

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