Job 37
1 At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
2 Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
4 After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce is heard.
5 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
6 For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
7 He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
8 Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
9 Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
10 By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
11 The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
15 Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
17 You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
22 A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.
The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
23 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.
It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
24 For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.
Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
