Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.

Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth.

Your wickedness affects only yourself; and your righteousness, only human beings.

But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature -- let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

If only my words were written down; if only they were inscribed in a book

How much less is man, who is only a maggot, or a man's children, who are only worms!"

“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God;
[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Lo! all that he hath, is in thy hand, only, against himself, do not put forth thy hand. So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, - and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, - and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Behold him! in thy hand, - only, his life, preserve thou!

Only, two things, do thou not with me, then, from thy face, will I not hide me: -

Only, against a heap of ruins, will one not thrust a hand! Surely, when one is in calamity - for that very reason, is there an outcry for help.

Only these are tabernacles of the perverse, And this the place God hath not known.

Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

Only, now, it hath wearied me; Thou hast desolated all my company,

Lo, these are only parts of his ways: and how little a whisper is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: