And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.

A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.

There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

And the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

When I made the cloud its robe, and put thick clouds as bands round it,

Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors;

So that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?

It is changed like wet earth under a stamp, and is coloured like a robe;

Have you taken note of the wide limits of the earth? Say, if you have knowledge of it all.

So that you might take it to its limit, guiding it to its house?

No doubt you have knowledge of it, for then you had come to birth, and the number of your days is great.

Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?

Out of whose body came the ice? and who gave birth to the cold mist of heaven?

Do you make Mazzaroth come out in its right time, or are the Bear and its children guided by you?

Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

When they are stretched out in their holes, and are waiting in the brushwood?

Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again.

He goes looking for his grass-lands in the mountains, searching out every green thing.

Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,

Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power?

Is it through you that he is shaking like a locust, in the pride of his loud-sounding breath?

In his strength he goes out against the arms of war, turning not away from the sword.

Shaking with passion, he is biting the earth; he is not able to keep quiet at the sound of the horn;

When it comes to his ears he says, Aha! He is smelling the fight from far off, and hearing the thunder of the captains, and the war-cries.

Is it through your knowledge that the hawk takes his flight, stretching out his wings to the south?

Or is it by your orders that the eagle goes up, and makes his resting-place on high?

From there he is watching for food; his eye sees it far off.

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.

Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.

Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders?

Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!

His sneezings give out flames, and his eyes are like the eyes of the dawn.

Out of his mouth go burning lights, and flames of fire are jumping up.

Smoke comes out of his nose, like a pot boiling on the fire.

His breath puts fire to coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

Iron is to him as dry grass, and brass as soft wood.

Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.

After him his way is shining, so that the deep seems white.

Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.

Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

And it came about, after he had said these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, I am very angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.

And now, take seven oxen and seven sheep, and go to my servant Job, and give a burned offering for yourselves, and my servant Job will make prayer for you, that I may not send punishment on you; because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.

The voice of my sorrow is a weariness to me; all the night I make my bed wet with weeping; it is watered by the drops flowing from my eyes.

O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.

Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.

I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.

The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.

They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.

They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

Day after day it sends out its word, and night after night it gives knowledge.

Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them has he put a tent for the sun,

His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.

I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.

The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.

My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.

The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.

O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.

Give Israel salvation, O God, out of all his troubles.

That I may give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.

Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.