12. Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days? Hast thou shown the dayspring its place,
13. that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14. It is transformed as clay to the seal and then stands as a garment;
15. but the light of the wicked is taken from them, and the high arm is broken.
16. Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked searching out the deep?
17. Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18. Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.
19. Where is the way to the habitation of the light, and where is the place of the darkness?/p>
20. If thou shalt take it in its borders, and if thou should understand the paths to its house?
21. If thou didst know when thou wast to be born or if the number of thy days was to be great?
22. Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23. which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24. By what way is the light divided; from where is the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25. Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters or a way for the lightning of thunder,
26. to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;