27. to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28. Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of the dew?
29. Out of whose womb came the ice, and the hoary frost of heaven, who has begotten it?
30. The waters harden as stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31. Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32. Canst thou bring forth the signs of the heavens in their season, or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33. Dost thou know the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou use its power in the earth?
34. Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35. Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?
36. Who put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who gave intelligence to understanding?
37. Who declared the heavens in wisdom? Or who can stay the bottles of heaven
38. when the dust hardens and the clods cleave fast together?
39. Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40. when they crouch in their dens and abide in their lairs to lie in wait?
41. Who provided food for the raven; when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of food?