8. The animals take cover;they remain in their dens.
9. The tempest comes out from its chamber,the cold from the driving winds.
10. The breath of God produces ice,and the broad waters become frozen.
11. He loads the clouds with moisture;he scatters his lightning through them.
12. At his direction they swirl aroundover the face of the whole earthto do whatever he commands them.
13. He brings the clouds to punish people,or to water his earth and show his love.
14. ‘Listen to this, Job;stop and consider God’s wonders.
15. Do you know how God controls the cloudsand makes his lightning flash?
16. Do you know how the clouds hang poised,those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17. You who swelter in your clotheswhen the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18. can you join him in spreading out the skies,hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19. ‘Tell us what we should say to him;we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.