¹ Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.

² Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;

³ Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;

⁴ After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.

⁵ GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;

⁶ For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards,—Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.

⁷ On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.

⁸ So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.

⁹ Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.

¹⁰ By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;

¹¹ Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;

¹² Yea, the same, in circles, turneth itself to and fro, by his steering them to their work, whithersoever he commandeth them, over the face of the world, towards the earth.

¹³ Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.

¹⁴ Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD:—

¹⁵ Canst thou got to know of GOD’S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?

¹⁶ Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷ That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?

¹⁸ Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?

¹⁹ Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.

²⁰ Shall it be declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?

²¹ Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.

²² Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

²³ The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour,—Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.

²⁴ Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.