12. At his direction they swirl aroundover the face of the whole earthto do whatever he commands them.
13. He brings the clouds to punish people,or to water his earth and show his love.
14. ‘Listen to this, Job;stop and consider God’s wonders.
15. Do you know how God controls the cloudsand makes his lightning flash?
16. Do you know how the clouds hang poised,those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17. You who swelter in your clotheswhen the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18. can you join him in spreading out the skies,hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19. ‘Tell us what we should say to him;we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20. Should he be told that I want to speak?Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21. Now no one can look at the sun,bright as it is in the skiesafter the wind has swept them clean.
22. Out of the north he comes in golden splendour;God comes in awesome majesty.
23. The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.