| 1 | “At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place. |
| 2 | Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. |
| 3 | Under the whole heaven he lets it loose, 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 that we cannot comprehend. |
| 6 | For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain, |
| 7 | serves as a sign on everyone’s hand, so that all whom he has made may know it. |
| 8 | Then the animals 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 the one whose knowledge is perfect, |
| 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 | Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up? |
| 21 | Now, no one can 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; around God is awesome majesty. |
| 23 | The Almighty — we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. |
| 24 | Therefore mortals fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.” |