26. To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,
27. To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
28. "Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29. "From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
30. "Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.
31. "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion?
32. "Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites?
33. "Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth?
34. "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?
35. "Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'?
36. "Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?
37. "Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens,
38. When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together?
39. "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,