^{16 Ref} Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

^{17 Ref} Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

^{18 Ref} Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

^{19 Ref} Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

^{20 Ref} That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?

^{21 Ref} `Doubtless', thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

^{22 Ref} Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

^{23 Ref} Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

^{24 Ref} By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

^{25 Ref} Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

^{26 Ref} To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

^{27 Ref} To satisfy the waste and desolate `ground', And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

^{28 Ref} Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

^{29 Ref} Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

^{30 Ref} The waters hide themselves `and become' like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

^{31 Ref} Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

^{32 Ref} Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

^{33 Ref} Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

^{34 Ref} Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

^{35 Ref} Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

^{36 Ref} Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

^{37 Ref} Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

³⁸ When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?

^{39 Ref} Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

^{40 Ref} When they couch in their dens, `And' abide in the covert to lie in wait?

^{41 Ref} Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, `And' wander for lack of food?