¹Moreover, at this my heart trembles,

And it is unsettled.

²Listen diligently to the raging of his voice,

And the rumbling which proceeds from his mouth.

³He directs it under all the heavens,

And his light extends to the extremities of the earth.

⁴After it, the sound roars.

He causes thunder with his majestic sound,

And no-one can trace these things

When his voice is heard.

⁵God thunders with his voice wondrously,

Performing great deeds

Which we do not know about.

⁶For to the snow he says,

‘Be on the earth’,

And similarly to the showery rain

And to his strong heavy downpours.

⁷He puts an end to the work of every man,

So that all men may know of his workmanship.

⁸Then the wild animal comes to its lair

And dwells in its den.

⁹From the south comes the whirlwind,

And from the north comes the cold.

¹⁰From God's breath, he makes ice,

And the expanse of water is changed to solid.

¹¹Also with moisture he gives the thick cloud a payload,

But his sunlight dissipates a dense haze.

¹²Each turns round and round

According to his direction for them to act.

They do everything he commands them

On the face of the inhabited regions on earth.

¹³He brings it about,

Whether as chastisement

Or for his land

Or as mercy.

¹⁴Hearken to this, Job;

Stand still and contemplate God's wonders.

¹⁵Do you know how God directs them

Or causes his lightning to flash?

¹⁶Do you know about the technicalities of the cloud?

Or the wondrous works of the omniscient one?

¹⁷Or how it is that your clothing is warm

When he quietens the land with wind from the south?

¹⁸Can you stretch out the skies with him,

Firmly, like a cast mirror?

¹⁹Teach us what we should say to him,

For we cannot marshal our arguments,

Because we are in darkness.

²⁰Does it need to be reported to him

When I speak?

If a man speaks perniciously,

Will it not follow that he will be swallowed up?

²¹And now men do not see the light.

It is bright in the upper sky

When the wind has passed through and cleaned it.

²²Golden light comes from the north;

Upon God is awesome splendour.

²³We cannot find the Almighty.

He is great in power and justice,

And abundant in righteousness.

He does not afflict.

²⁴Therefore men fear him;

None of the wise in heart can see him.”