mand of thee, and answer thou me. 4 Where waft thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou haft understanding. 5 Who hath laid the meafures thereof, if thou knoweft? or who hath ftretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof faftened? or who laid the corner-stone thereof? 7 When the morningftars fang together, and all the fons of God fhouted for joy? 8 Or who fhut up the fea with doors, when it brake forth as if it had iffued out of the womb? 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and fet bars and doors, II And faid, Hitherto fhalt thou come, but no further and here fhall thy proud waves be stayed? : 12 Haft thou commanded the morning fince thy days; and caused the day-spring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be fhaken 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 25 Who hath divided a water-courfe for the overflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thun order; 16 Haft thou entered into the springs of the fea? haft thou walked in the fearch of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or haft thou feen the doors of the fhadow of death? 18 Haft thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare, if thou knoweft it all. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 21 Knoweft thou it because thou waft then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is: on the wilderness wherein there is no man; 27 To fatisfy the defolate and wafte ground, and to caufe the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary froft of heaven who hath gendered it? 30 The waters are hid as with a ftone: and the face of the deep is frozen. 31 Canft thou bind the fweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canft thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his feafon? or 22 Haft thou entered into canft thou guide Arcturus the treasures of the fnow?with his fons? or haft thou feen the treafures of the hail, 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and 33 Knoweft thou the ordinances of heaven? canft thou fet the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canft. thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that 3 They bow themselves, abundance of waters may they bring forth their young cover thee? ones, they caft out their for 35 Canft thou fend light-rows. nings, that they may go, and fay unto thee, Here we are? 36 Who hath put wifdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? : 37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of hea 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who hath fent out the wild as free? or who hath loofed the bands of the wild afs? 6 Whofe house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. 7 He fcorneth the-multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he fearcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the unicorn be willing to ferve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10 Canft thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? II Wilt thou truft him because his ftrength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thou believe him that he will bring home thy feed, and gather it into thy barn? 13 Gaveft thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or or wings and feathers unto the oftrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crufh them, or that the wild beaft may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is vain without fear: 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18 What time fhe lifteth up herself on high, fhe fcorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Haft thou given the horfe ftrength? haft thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canft thou make him afraid as a grafshopper? the glory of his noftrils is terrible. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his ftrength he goeth on to meet the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the fword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering fpear and the fhield. 24' He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage neither believeth he that it is, the found of the trumpet. 25 He faith among the trumpets, Ha, ha: and he finelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the fhouting. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wifdom, and ftretch her wings toward the fouth? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her neft on high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the ftrong place. 29 From thence the feeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also fuck up blood: and where the flain are, there is she. CHAP. XL. Oreover, the Lord anfwered Job, and M faid, 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6 Then anfwered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and faid, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou alfo difannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayeft be righteous? 9 Haft thou an arm like God? or canft thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majefty and excellency, and array thyfelf with glory and beauty. 11 Caft abroad the rage of thy wrath and behold every one that is proud, and abafe him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the duft together, and bind their faces in fecret. 14 Then will I also confefs unto thee, that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grafs as an @X. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass: his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food: where all the beafts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the fhady trees, in the covert of the reeds, and fens. 22 The fhady trees cover him with their fhadow: the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hafteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through fnares. |