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He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways.

"Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places.

Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not rise?

If even the moon does not shine, And the stars are not pure in His sight,

He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.

He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it.

The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke.

He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?"

Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?

Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him?

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

He builds his house like a moth, Job 8:14); Targum reads decay. ">[fn] Like a booth which a watchman makes.

The rich man will lie down,But not be gathered up; [fn] He opens his eyes,And he is no more.

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

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.

He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.