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37:1 "At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place. 37:2 Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. 37:3 Under the whole heaven he lets it loose, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. 37:4 After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. 37:5 God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. 37:6 For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain, 37:7 serves as a sign on everyone's hand, so that all whom he has made may know it. 37:8 Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens. 37:9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. 37:10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. 37:11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. 37:12 They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. 37:13 Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen. 37:14 "Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. 37:15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? 37:16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one whose knowledge is perfect, 37:17 you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? 37:18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror? 37:19 Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. 37:20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up? 37:21 Now, no one can look on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. 37:22 Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty. 37:23 The Almighty-- we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. 37:24 Therefore mortals fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."