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"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.

Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke.

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"

And Job took up his discourse again:

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him?

If his children increase—it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat.

what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.

On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.

He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing.

Then Job continued his speech:

when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;