"As far as I'm concerned, my food comes to me in the form of sighs, and my cries of anguish pour out like water.

"Can papyrus grow where there's no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?

"If I wash myself with water from snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.

When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land.

the presence of water will make it to bud so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.

As water disappears from the sea, or water evaporates from a river,

Water wears away stones; floods wash away topsoil from the land but you destroy the hope of human beings just like that!

then how much less is one who is abhorred and corrupted, such as a man who drinks injustice like water?"

You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.

"They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.

I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit.

"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.

My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.

I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

"What man is like Job, who drinks mockery like water,

He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist.

From the breath of God ice is produced, and a wide body of water is frozen.

when water solidifies like stone and the surface of the deepest sea freezes?

"Can you call out to the clouds, so that abundant water drenches you?

Who has the wisdom to be able to count the clouds, or to empty the water jars of heaven,

"Can you draw Leviathan out of the water with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can approach him with a bridle?

He causes the deep to boil like water in a pot, and churns the sea like one stirs ointment.