8. Animals go into their densand stay in their lairs.
9. A storm comes out of its chamber.It is cold because of the strong winds.
10. God’s breath produces ice,and the seas freeze over.
11. Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moistureand scatters his lightning from the clouds.
12. He guides the clouds as they churn round and roundover the face of the inhabited earthto do everything he orders them.
13. Whether for discipline,or for ⌊the good of⌋ his earth,or out of mercy,he makes the storm appear.
14. “Open your ears to this, Job.Stop and consider God’s miracles.
15. Do you know how God controls themand makes the lightning flash from his clouds?
16. Do you know how the clouds drift(these are the miracles of the one who knows everything),
17. you whose clothes are hot and sweaty,when the earth is calm under a south wind?
18. Can you stretch out the skies with himand make them as firm as a mirror made of metal?
19. Teach us what we should say to him.We are unable to prepare ⌊a case⌋ because of darkness.
20. Should he be told that I want to speak?Can a person speak when he is confused?