Job 38

KJV

1  Then the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ answered^{6030 853} Job³⁴⁷ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the whirlwind,⁵⁵⁹¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹

2  Who⁴³¹⁰ is this²⁰⁸⁸ that darkeneth²⁸²¹ counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ by words⁴⁴⁰⁵ without¹⁰⁹⁷ knowledge?¹⁸⁴⁷

3  Gird up²⁴⁷ now⁴⁹⁹⁴ thy loins²⁵⁰⁴ like a man;¹³⁹⁷ for I will demand⁷⁵⁹² of thee, and answer³⁰⁴⁵ thou me.

4  Where³⁷⁵ wast¹⁹⁶¹ thou when I laid the foundations³²⁴⁵ of the earth?⁷⁷⁶ declare,⁵⁰⁴⁶ if⁵¹⁸ thou hast understanding.^{3045 998}

5  Who⁴³¹⁰ hath laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ the measures⁴⁴⁶¹ thereof, if³⁵⁸⁸ thou knowest?³⁰⁴⁵ or¹⁷⁶ who⁴³¹⁰ hath stretched⁵¹⁸⁶ the line⁶⁹⁵⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ it?

6  Whereupon^{5921 4100} are the foundations¹³⁴ thereof fastened?²⁸⁸³ or¹⁷⁶ who⁴³¹⁰ laid³³⁸⁴ the corner⁶⁴³⁸ stone⁶⁸ thereof;

7  When the morning¹²⁴² stars³⁵⁵⁶ sang⁷⁴⁴² together,³¹⁶² and all³⁶⁰⁵ the sons¹¹²¹ of God⁴³⁰ shouted for joy?⁷³²¹

8  Or who shut up⁵⁵²⁶ the sea³²²⁰ with doors,¹⁸¹⁷ when it broke forth,¹⁵¹⁸ as if it had issued out³³¹⁸ of the womb?^{4480 7358}

9  When I made⁷⁷⁶⁰ the cloud⁶⁰⁵¹ the garment³⁸³⁰ thereof, and thick darkness⁶²⁰⁵ a swaddling band²⁸⁵⁴ for it,

10  And broke up⁷⁶⁶⁵ for⁵⁹²¹ it my decreed²⁷⁰⁶ place, and set⁷⁷⁶⁰ bars¹²⁸⁰ and doors,¹⁸¹⁷

11  And said,⁵⁵⁹ Hitherto^{5704 6311} shalt thou come,⁹³⁵ but no³⁸⁰⁸ further:³²⁵⁴ and here⁶³¹¹ shall thy proud¹³⁴⁷ waves¹⁵³⁰ be stayed?⁷⁸⁹⁶

12  Hast thou commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ the morning¹²⁴² since thy days;^{4480 3117} and caused the dayspring⁷⁸³⁷ to know³⁰⁴⁵ his place;⁴⁷²⁵

13  That it might take hold²⁷⁰ of the ends³⁶⁷¹ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ that the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ might be shaken⁵²⁸⁷ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ it?

14  It is turned²⁰¹⁵ as clay²⁵⁶³ to the seal;²³⁶⁸ and they stand³³²⁰ as³⁶⁴⁴ a garment.³⁸³⁰

15  And from the wicked^{4480 7563} their light²¹⁶ is withheld,⁴⁵¹³ and the high⁷³¹¹ arm²²²⁰ shall be broken.⁷⁶⁶⁵

16  Hast thou entered⁹³⁵ into⁵⁷⁰⁴ the springs⁵⁰³³ of the sea?³²²⁰ or hast thou walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in the search²⁷¹⁴ of the depth?⁸⁴¹⁵

17  Have the gates⁸¹⁷⁹ of death⁴¹⁹⁴ been opened¹⁵⁴⁰ unto thee? or hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ the doors⁸¹⁷⁹ of the shadow of death?⁶⁷⁵⁷

18  Hast thou perceived^{995 5704} the breadth⁷³³⁸ of the earth?⁷⁷⁶ declare⁵⁰⁴⁶ if⁵¹⁸ thou knowest³⁰⁴⁵ it all.³⁶⁰⁵

19  Where^{335 2088} is the way¹⁸⁷⁰ where light²¹⁶ dwelleth?⁷⁹³¹ and as for darkness,²⁸²² where^{335 2088} is the place⁴⁷²⁵ thereof,

20  That³⁵⁸⁸ thou shouldest take³⁹⁴⁷ it to⁴¹³ the bound¹³⁶⁶ thereof, and that³⁵⁸⁸ thou shouldest know⁹⁹⁵ the paths⁵⁴¹⁰ to the house¹⁰⁰⁴ thereof?

21  Knowest³⁰⁴⁵ thou it, because³⁵⁸⁸ thou wast then²²⁷ born?³²⁰⁵ or because the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of thy days³¹¹⁷ is great?⁷²²⁷

22  Hast thou entered⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ the treasures²¹⁴ of the snow?⁷⁹⁵⁰ or hast thou seen⁷²⁰⁰ the treasures²¹⁴ of the hail,¹²⁵⁹

23  Which⁸³⁴ I have reserved²⁸²⁰ against the time⁶²⁵⁶ of trouble,⁶⁸⁶² against the day³¹¹⁷ of battle⁷¹²⁸ and war?⁴⁴²¹

24  By what^{335 2088} way¹⁸⁷⁰ is the light²¹⁶ parted,²⁵⁰⁵ which scattereth⁶³²⁷ the east wind⁶⁹²¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ the earth?⁷⁷⁶

25  Who⁴³¹⁰ hath divided⁶³⁸⁵ a watercourse⁸⁵⁸⁵ for the overflowing of waters,⁷⁸⁵⁸ or a way¹⁸⁷⁰ for the lightning²³⁸⁵ of thunder;⁶⁹⁶³

26  To cause it to rain⁴³⁰⁵ on⁵⁹²¹ the earth,⁷⁷⁶ where no³⁸⁰⁸ man³⁷⁶ is; on the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ wherein there is no³⁸⁰⁸ man;¹²⁰

27  To satisfy⁷⁶⁴⁶ the desolate⁷⁷²² and waste⁴⁸⁷⁵ ground; and to cause the bud⁴¹⁶¹ of the tender herb¹⁸⁷⁷ to spring forth?⁶⁷⁷⁹

28  Hath³⁴²⁶ the rain⁴³⁰⁶ a father?¹ or¹⁷⁶ who⁴³¹⁰ hath begotten³²⁰⁵ the drops⁹⁶ of dew?²⁹¹⁹

29  Out of whose womb^{4480 990 4310} came³³¹⁸ the ice?⁷¹⁴⁰ and the hoary frost³⁷¹³ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴ who⁴³¹⁰ hath engendered³²⁰⁵ it?

30  The waters⁴³²⁵ are hid²²⁴⁴ as with a stone,⁶⁸ and the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the deep⁸⁴¹⁵ is frozen.³⁹²⁰

31  Canst thou bind⁷¹⁹⁴ the sweet influences⁴⁵⁷⁵ of Pleiades,³⁵⁹⁸ or¹⁷⁶ loose⁶⁶⁰⁵ the bands⁴¹⁸⁹ of Orion?³⁶⁸⁵

32  Canst thou bring forth³³¹⁸ Mazzaroth⁴²¹⁶ in his season?⁶²⁵⁶ or canst thou guide⁵¹⁴⁸ Arcturus⁵⁹⁰⁶ with⁵⁹²¹ his sons?¹¹²¹

33  Knowest³⁰⁴⁵ thou the ordinances²⁷⁰⁸ of heaven?⁸⁰⁶⁴ canst thou set⁷⁷⁶⁰ the dominion⁴⁸⁹⁶ thereof in the earth?⁷⁷⁶

34  Canst thou lift up⁷³¹¹ thy voice⁶⁹⁶³ to the clouds,⁵⁶⁴⁵ that abundance⁸²²⁹ of waters⁴³²⁵ may cover³⁶⁸⁰ thee?

35  Canst thou send⁷⁹⁷¹ lightnings,¹³⁰⁰ that they may go,¹⁹⁸⁰ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, Here²⁰⁰⁹ we are?

36  Who⁴³¹⁰ hath put⁷⁸⁹⁶ wisdom²⁴⁵¹ in the inward parts?²⁹¹⁰ or¹⁷⁶ who⁴³¹⁰ hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ understanding⁹⁹⁸ to the heart?⁷⁹⁰⁷

37  Who⁴³¹⁰ can number⁵⁶⁰⁸ the clouds⁷⁸³⁴ in wisdom?²⁴⁵¹ or who⁴³¹⁰ can stay⁷⁹⁰¹ the bottles⁵⁰³⁵ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴

38  When the dust⁶⁰⁸³ groweth³³³² into hardness,⁴¹⁶⁵ and the clods⁷²⁶³ cleave fast together?¹⁶⁹²

39  Wilt thou hunt⁶⁶⁷⁹ the prey²⁹⁶⁴ for the lion?³⁸³³ or fill⁴³⁹⁰ the appetite²⁴¹⁶ of the young lions,³⁷¹⁵

40  When³⁵⁸⁸ they couch⁷⁸¹⁷ in their dens,⁴⁵⁸⁵ and abide³⁴²⁷ in the covert⁵⁵²¹ to lie in wait?^{3926 695}

41  Who⁴³¹⁰ provideth³⁵⁵⁹ for the raven⁶¹⁵⁸ his food?⁶⁷¹⁸ when³⁵⁸⁸ his young ones³²⁰⁶ cry⁷⁷⁶⁸ unto⁴¹³ God,⁴¹⁰ they wander⁸⁵⁸² for lack¹⁰⁹⁷ of meat.⁴⁰⁰

Sep

1 μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι Ελιουν τῆς λέξεως εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ Ιωβ διὰ λαίλαπος καὶ νεφῶν

2 τίς οὗτος ὁ κρύπτων με βουλήν συνέχων δὲ ῥήματα ἐν καρδίᾳ ἐμὲ δὲ οἴεται κρύπτειν

3 ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι

4 ποῦ ἦς ἐν τῷ θεμελιοῦν με τὴν γῆν ἀπάγγειλον δέ μοι εἰ ἐπίστῃ σύνεσιν

5 τίς ἔθετο τὰ μέτρα αὐτῆς εἰ οἶδας ἢ τίς ὁ ἐπαγαγὼν σπαρτίον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς

6 ἐπὶ τίνος οἱ κρίκοι αὐτῆς πεπήγασιν τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ βαλὼν λίθον γωνιαῖον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς

7 ὅτε ἐγενήθησαν ἄστρα ᾔνεσάν με φωνῇ μεγάλῃ πάντες ἄγγελοί μου

8 ἔφραξα δὲ θάλασσαν πύλαις ὅτε ἐμαίμασσεν ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτῆς ἐκπορευομένη

9 ἐθέμην δὲ αὐτῇ νέφος ἀμφίασιν ὁμίχλῃ δὲ αὐτὴν ἐσπαργάνωσα

10 ἐθέμην δὲ αὐτῇ ὅρια περιθεὶς κλεῖθρα καὶ πύλας

11 εἶπα δὲ αὐτῇ μέχρι τούτου ἐλεύσῃ καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσῃ ἀλλ᾽ ἐν σεαυτῇ συντριβήσεταί σου τὰ κύματα

12 ἦ ἐπὶ σοῦ συντέταχα φέγγος πρωινόν ἑωσφόρος δὲ εἶδεν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ τάξιν

13 ἐπιλαβέσθαι πτερύγων γῆς ἐκτινάξαι ἀσεβεῖς ἐξ αὐτῆς

14 ἦ σὺ λαβὼν γῆν πηλὸν ἔπλασας ζῷον καὶ λαλητὸν αὐτὸν ἔθου ἐπὶ γῆς

15 ἀφεῖλας δὲ ἀπὸ ἀσεβῶν τὸ φῶς βραχίονα δὲ ὑπερηφάνων συνέτριψας

16 ἦλθες δὲ ἐπὶ πηγὴν θαλάσσης ἐν δὲ ἴχνεσιν ἀβύσσου περιεπάτησας

17 ἀνοίγονται δέ σοι φόβῳ πύλαι θανάτου πυλωροὶ δὲ ᾅδου ἰδόντες σε ἔπτηξαν

18 νενουθέτησαι δὲ τὸ εὖρος τῆς ὑπ᾽ οὐρανόν ἀνάγγειλον δή μοι πόση τίς ἐστιν

19 ποίᾳ δὲ γῇ αὐλίζεται τὸ φῶς σκότους δὲ ποῖος ὁ τόπος

20 εἰ ἀγάγοις με εἰς ὅρια αὐτῶν εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐπίστασαι τρίβους αὐτῶν

21 οἶδα ἄρα ὅτι τότε γεγέννησαι ἀριθμὸς δὲ ἐτῶν σου πολύς

22 ἦλθες δὲ ἐπὶ θησαυροὺς χιόνος θησαυροὺς δὲ χαλάζης ἑόρακας

23 ἀπόκειται δέ σοι εἰς ὥραν ἐχθρῶν εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου καὶ μάχης

24 πόθεν δὲ ἐκπορεύεται πάχνη ἢ διασκεδάννυται νότος εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανόν

25 τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν ὑετῷ λάβρῳ ῥύσιν ὁδὸν δὲ κυδοιμῶν

26 τοῦ ὑετίσαι ἐπὶ γῆν οὗ οὐκ ἀνήρ ἔρημον οὗ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ἄνθρωπος ἐν αὐτῇ

27 τοῦ χορτάσαι ἄβατον καὶ ἀοίκητον καὶ τοῦ ἐκβλαστῆσαι ἔξοδον χλόης

28 τίς ἐστιν ὑετοῦ πατήρ τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ τετοκὼς βώλους δρόσου

29 ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ τίνος ἐκπορεύεται ὁ κρύσταλλος πάχνην δὲ ἐν οὐρανῷ τίς τέτοκεν

30 ἣ καταβαίνει ὥσπερ ὕδωρ ῥέον πρόσωπον δὲ ἀβύσσου τίς ἔπηξεν

31 συνῆκας δὲ δεσμὸν Πλειάδος καὶ φραγμὸν Ὠρίωνος ἤνοιξας

32 ἦ διανοίξεις μαζουρωθ ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἕσπερον ἐπὶ κόμης αὐτοῦ ἄξεις αὐτά

33 ἐπίστασαι δὲ τροπὰς οὐρανοῦ ἢ τὰ ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν ὁμοθυμαδὸν γινόμενα

34 καλέσεις δὲ νέφος φωνῇ καὶ τρόμῳ ὕδατος λάβρῳ ὑπακούσεταί σου

35 ἀποστελεῖς δὲ κεραυνοὺς καὶ πορεύσονται ἐροῦσιν δέ σοι τί ἐστιν

36 τίς δὲ ἔδωκεν γυναιξὶν ὑφάσματος σοφίαν ἢ ποικιλτικὴν ἐπιστήμην

37 τίς δὲ ὁ ἀριθμῶν νέφη σοφίᾳ οὐρανὸν δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔκλινεν

38 κέχυται δὲ ὥσπερ γῆ κονία κεκόλληκα δὲ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ λίθῳ κύβον

39 θηρεύσεις δὲ λέουσιν βοράν ψυχὰς δὲ δρακόντων ἐμπλήσεις

40 δεδοίκασιν γὰρ ἐν κοίταις αὐτῶν κάθηνται δὲ ἐν ὕλαις ἐνεδρεύοντες

41 τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν κόρακι βοράν νεοσσοὶ γὰρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς κύριον κεκράγασιν πλανώμενοι τὰ σῖτα ζητοῦντες

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‎1 ‏וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב מן^m הסערה מִ֥ן׀ הַסְּעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

‎2 ‏מִ֤י זֶ֨ה׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין³ בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃

‎3 ‏אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

‎4 ‏אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

‎5 ‏מִי־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃

‎6 ‏עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃

‎7 ‏בְּרָן־יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

‎8 ‏וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃

‎9 ‏בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

‎10 ‏וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

‎11 ‏וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃

‎12 ‏הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ¹ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר ידעתה שחר יִדַּ֖עְתָּ³ הַשַּׁ֣חַר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

‎13 ‏לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁעִ֣⁷ים מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

‎14 ‏תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃

‎15 ‏וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁעִ֣⁷ים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃

‎16 ‏הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

‎17 ‏הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃

‎18 ‏הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

‎19 ‏אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

‎20 ‏כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִ֗ין³ נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

‎21 ‏יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃

‎22 ‏הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

‎23 ‏אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

‎24 ‏אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

‎25 ‏מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

‎26 ‏לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

‎27 ‏לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֖אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃

‎28 ‏הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי־ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃

‎29 ‏מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם³ מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃

‎30 ‏כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

‎31 ‏הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

‎32 ‏הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃

‎33 ‏הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃

‎34 ‏הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

‎35 ‏הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃

‎36 ‏מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃

‎37 ‏מִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃

‎38 ‏בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃

‎39 ‏הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

‎40 ‏כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃

‎41 ‏מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־ילדו יְ֭לָדָיו אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃

Vul

1 Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit:

2 [Quis est iste involvens sententias
sermonibus imperitis?

3 Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos:
interrogabo te, et responde mihi.

4 Ubi eras quando ponebam fundamenta terræ?
indica mihi, si habes intelligentiam.

5 Quis posuit mensuras ejus, si nosti?
vel quis tetendit super eam lineam?

6 Super quo bases illius solidatæ sunt?
aut quis demisit lapidem angularem ejus,

7 cum me laudarent simul astra matutina,
et jubilarent omnes filii Dei?

8 Quis conclusit ostiis mare,
quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens;

9 cum ponerem nubem vestimentum ejus,
et caligine illud quasi pannis infantiæ obvolverem?

10 Circumdedi illud terminis meis,
et posui vectem et ostia,

11 et dixi: Usque huc venies, et non procedes amplius,
et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos.

12 Numquid post ortum tuum præcepisti diluculo,
et ostendisti auroræ locum suum?

13 Et tenuisti concutiens extrema terræ,
et excussisti impios ex ea?

14 Restituetur ut lutum signaculum,
et stabit sicut vestimentum:

15 auferetur ab impiis lux sua,
et brachium excelsum confringetur.

16 Numquid ingressus es profunda maris,
et in novissimis abyssi deambulasti?

17 Numquid apertæ sunt tibi portæ mortis,
et ostia tenebrosa vidisti?

18 Numquid considerasti latitudinem terræ?
indica mihi, si nosti, omnia:

19 in qua via lux habitet,
et tenebrarum quis locus sit:

20 ut ducas unumquodque ad terminos suos,
et intelligas semitas domus ejus.

21 Sciebas tunc quod nasciturus esses,
et numerum dierum tuorum noveras?

22 Numquid ingressus es thesauros nivis,
aut thesauros grandinis aspexisti,

23 quæ præparavi in tempus hostis,
in diem pugnæ et belli?

24 Per quam viam spargitur lux,
dividitur æstus super terram?

25 Quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum,
et viam sonantis tonitrui,

26 ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto,
ubi nullus mortalium commoratur;

27 ut impleret inviam et desolatam,
et produceret herbas virentes?

28 Quis est pluviæ pater?
vel quis genuit stillas roris?

29 De cujus utero egressa est glacies?
et gelu de cælo quis genuit?

30 In similitudinem lapidis aquæ durantur,
et superficies abyssi constringitur.

31 Numquid conjungere valebis micantes stellas Pleiadas,
aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare?

32 Numquid producis luciferum in tempore suo,
et vesperum super filios terræ consurgere facis?

33 Numquid nosti ordinem cæli,
et pones rationem ejus in terra?

34 Numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam,
et impetus aquarum operiet te?

35 Numquid mittes fulgura, et ibunt,
et revertentia dicent tibi: Adsumus?

36 Quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam?
vel quis dedit gallo intelligentiam?

37 Quis enarrabit cælorum rationem?
et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet?

38 Quando fundebatur pulvis in terra,
et glebæ compingebantur?

39 Numquid capies leænæ prædam,
et animam catulorum ejus implebis,

40 quando cubant in antris,
et in specubus insidiantur?

41 Quis præparat corvo escam suam,
quando pulli ejus clamant ad Deum,
vagantes, eo quod non habeant cibos?]