Chapter 37

¹ At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place. ² Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth. ³ His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth. ⁴ After him shall be a cry with a loud voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his ¹excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice. ⁵ The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not; ⁶ commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might. ⁷ He seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness. ⁸ And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in their lair. ⁹ Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops. ¹⁰ And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases. ¹¹ And if a cloud ²obscures what is precious to him, his light will disperse the cloud. ¹² And he will carry round ³the encircling clouds ⁴by his governance, to perform their works: whatsoever he shall command them, ¹³ this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, or for his land, or if he shall find him an object for mercy.

¹⁴ Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord. ¹⁵ We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness. ¹⁶ And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly. ¹⁷ But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land. ¹⁸ Wilt thou establish with him foundations for the ⁵ancient heavens? they are strong as a ⁶molten mirror. ¹⁹ Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much. ²⁰ Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?

²¹ But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the ⁷heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds. ²² From the north come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty; ²³ and we do not find another ⁸his equal in strength: as for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens? ²⁴ Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.