¹ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, refs

² Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? refs

³ Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. refs

⁴ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. refs

⁵ Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? refs

⁶ Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; refs

⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? refs

⁸ Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? refs

⁹ When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, refs

¹⁰ And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, refs

¹¹ And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? refs

¹² Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; refs

¹³ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? refs

¹⁴ It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. refs

¹⁵ And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. refs

¹⁶ Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? refs

¹⁷ Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? refs

¹⁸ Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. refs

¹⁹ Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, refs

²⁰ That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? refs

²¹ Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? refs

²² Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, refs

²³ Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? refs

²⁴ By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? refs

²⁵ Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; refs

²⁶ To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; refs

²⁷ To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? refs

²⁸ Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? refs

²⁹ Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? refs

³⁰ The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. refs

³¹ Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? refs

³² Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? refs

³³ Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? refs

³⁴ Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? refs

³⁵ Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? refs

³⁶ Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? refs

³⁷ Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, refs

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, refs

⁴⁰ When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? refs

⁴¹ Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. refs