8. The wild animals enter their lairsand stay in their dens.
9. The windstorm comes from its chamber,and the cold from the driving north winds.
10. Ice is formed by the breath of God, and watery expanses are frozen.
11. He saturates clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12. They swirl about,turning round and round at His direction,accomplishing everything He commands themover the surface of the inhabited world.
13. He causes this to happen for punishment,for His land, or for His faithful love.
14. Listen to this, Job.Stop and consider God’s wonders.
15. Do you know how God directs His cloudsor makes their lightning flash?
16. Do you understand how the clouds float,those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?
17. You whose clothes get hotwhen the south wind brings calm to the land,
18. can you help God spread out the skiesas hard as a cast metal mirror?
19. Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.
20. Should He be told that I want to speak?Can a man speak when he is confused?