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37:1  Oh, my mind is disturbed by this and is more troubled than usual.
37:2  Listen closely to the rumble of his voice, the roar issuing from his mouth.
37:3  He looses it under the whole sky, his lightning on earth’s edges.
37:4  After it, a voice roars; he thunders with a mighty voice, and no one can stop it when his voice is heard.
37:5  God roars with his wondrous voice; he does great things we can’t know.
37:6  He says to the snow, “Fall to earth,” and to the downpour of rain, “Be a mighty shower.”
37:7  He stamps the hand of every person so all can know his work.
37:8  The wild beast enters its lair, lies down in its den.
37:9  The storm comes from its chamber, the cold from the north wind.
37:10  By God’s breath ice forms; water’s expanse becomes solid.
37:11  He also fills clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters clouds.
37:12  He overturns the circling clouds; by his guidance they do their work, doing everything he commands over the entire earth.
37:13  Whether for punishment, for his world, or for kindness, God makes it all happen.
37:14  Hear this, Job; stop and ponder God’s mighty deeds.
37:15  Do you realize that when God commands them, his clouds produce lightning?
37:16  Do you understand the positioning of the clouds, the amazing deeds of one with perfect knowledge,
37:17  you whose clothes are hot when earth is calmed by the south wind?
37:18  Can you form the sky with him, hard like a mirror made of metal?
37:19  Tell us what we should say to him; we can’t present our case due to darkness.
37:20  Should someone inform him that I wish to speak, or would anyone say he wants to be devoured?
37:21  For now, no one can look at the sun; it is bright in the sky; the wind has passed and cleared away the clouds.
37:22  From the north comes golden light, the awesome splendor of God.
37:23  As for the Almighty, we can’t find him— he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous— he won’t respond.
37:24  Therefore, people fear him; none of the wise can see him.