Job:38
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind ,
and said :
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Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge ?
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Now prepare yourself like a man ;
I will question you ,
and you shall answer Me .
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Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth ?
Tell Me ,
if you have understanding .
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Who determined its measurements ?
Surely you know !
Or who stretched the line upon it ?
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To what were its foundations fastened ?
Or who laid its cornerstone ,
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When the morning stars sang together ,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy ?
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Or who shut in the sea with doors ,
When it burst forth and issued from the womb ;
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When I made the clouds its garment ,
And thick darkness its swaddling band ;
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When I fixed My limit for it ,
And set bars and doors ;
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When I said , "
This far you may come ,
but no farther ,
And here your proud waves must stop !'
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Have you commanded the morning since your days began ,
And caused the dawn to know its place ,
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That it might take hold of the ends of the earth ,
And the wicked be shaken out of it ?
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It takes on form like clay under a seal ,
And stands out like a garment .
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From the wicked their light is withheld ,
And the upraised arm is broken .
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Have you entered the springs of the sea ?
Or have you walked in search of the depths ?
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Have the gates of death been revealed to you ?
Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death ?
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Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth ?
Tell Me ,
if you know all this .
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Where is the way to the dwelling of light ?
And darkness ,
where is its place ,
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That you may take it to its territory ,
That you may know the paths to its home ?
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Do you know it ,
because you were born then ,
Or because the number of your days is great ?
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Have you entered the treasury of snow ,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail ,
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Which I have reserved for the time of trouble ,
For the day of battle and war ?
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By what way is light diffused ,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth ?
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Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water ,
Or a path for the thunderbolt ,
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To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one ,
A wilderness in which there is no man ;
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To satisfy the desolate waste ,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass ?
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Has the rain a father ?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew ?
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From whose womb comes the ice ?
And the frost of heaven ,
who gives it birth ?
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The waters harden like stone ,
And the surface of the deep is frozen .
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Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades ,
Or loose the belt of Orion ?
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Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season ?
Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs ?
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Do you know the ordinances of the heavens ?
Can you set their dominion over the earth ?
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Can you lift up your voice to the clouds ,
That an abundance of water may cover you ?
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Can you send out lightnings ,
that they may go ,
And say to you , "
Here we are !'?
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Who has put wisdom in the mind ?
Or who has given understanding to the heart ?
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Who can number the clouds by wisdom ?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven ,
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When the dust hardens in clumps ,
And the clods cling together ?
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Can you hunt the prey for the lion ,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions ,
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When they crouch in their dens ,
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait ?
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Who provides food for the raven ,
When its young ones cry to God ,
And wander about for lack of food ?
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