12. At his command they swirl aroundover the whole earth,doing whatever he commands.
13. He uses the clouds to punish peopleor to water his earth and show his love.
14. “Job, listen to this:Stop and notice God’s miracles.
15. Do you know how God controls the cloudsand makes his lightning flash?
16. Do you know how the clouds hang in the sky?Do you know the miracles of God, who knows everything?
17. You suffer in your clotheswhen the land is silenced by the hot, south wind.
18. You cannot stretch out the sky like Godand make it look as hard as polished bronze.
19. Tell us what we should say to him;we cannot get our arguments ready because we do not have enough understanding.
20. Should God be told that I want to speak?Would a person ask to be swallowed up?
21. No one can look at the sunwhen it is bright in the skyafter the wind has blown all the clouds away.
22. God comes out of the north in golden light,in overwhelming greatness.
23. The Almighty is too high for us to reach.He has great strength;he is always right and never punishes unfairly.
24. That is why people honor him;he does not respect those who say they are wise.”