[1] “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
[2] Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
[3] Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
[4] After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
[5] God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
[6] For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
[7] He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.
[8] Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
[9] From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
[10] By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
[11] He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
[12] They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
[13] Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.
[14] “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
[15] Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
[16] Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,
[17] you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
[18] Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?
[19] Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
[20] Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
[21] “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.
[22] Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.
[23] The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
[24] Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”